Sorry to have taken so long to get here, but please know I read every word. In the case of others, it certainly appears to have prioritized bokeh over spikes. In the case of some lenses, rounding the aperture blades does not ruin the lens’s ability to create diffraction spikes. This naturally plays into benefiting both phenomena since the diaphragm shape becomes more circular as it gets wider, making the case for rounded blades more complex. Wide-angle lenses have never really been known for highlighting bokeh, so I am perplexed as to why wide-angle lenses would be candidates for rounded aperture blade treatment unless part of the goal is to reduce diffraction spikes.īokeh is more prominent at wider apertures and diffraction spikes are more prominent at narrower apertures. One could argue that they enhance some images but create distractions in others. Some photographers love diffraction spikes. And, as mentioned above, the rendition of out-of-focus highlights is a function of more than just the shape of the aperture diaphragm. Is rounded bokeh better than a subtle hint of a polygon? That is up to the viewer. The aesthetics of bokeh are completely subjective. Spending days and nights thinking about this photographic debate, I have come up with a short list of miscellaneous thoughts about bokeh vs. You can get the 35mm F/2.4 today over on B&H for just $146.The HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED Limited DC WR lens seems to have found a balance between good diffraction spikes at narrow apertures (f/22) and very round bokeh when opened (f/2.8). These would be enough to tide you over until you can upgrade over that $500 mark. Not a bad price at all considering the excellent image quality you get. Together with the 50mm F/1.8, for less than $275 you can have two wonderful prime lenses to start your photographic journey.
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The lens offers that traditional 50mm FoV on 35mm or full frame sensors and offers another great price to performance value. Rounding out the Pentax Top 3 is the 35mm F/2.4 your best option for a ‘normal’ lens under $500 in the Pentax K mount. You can grab your own 50mm F/1.8 over on B&H for just $116. The image quality is outstanding for the price and would be a great start for someone jumping into the K mount system. The Pentax smc DA 50mm F/1.8 lens offers a great portrait and landscape experience to shooters looking to keep things small and light weight.
2. Pentax smc DA 50mm f/1.8 Lens – $116Īre you noticing a theme here with 50mm lenses being on this list for every mount we have highlighted so far? That is because 50mm lenses offer some of the best price to performance value no matter what system you use. You can get your hands on the Pentax HD DA 70mm F/2.4 over on B&H now for $496.
The 70mm F/2.4 also features a nine bladed aperture for a very nice Bokeh. The 70mm F/2.4 features Pentax’s new HD coatings that help minimize flare and ghosting for enhanced contrast, clarity, and color fidelity. Sure, it is JUST under the $500 limit for this post, but the Pentax 70mm F/2.4 is a beautiful low-profile lens that gives Pentax shooters an outstanding 105mm (35mm equivalent) portrait lens. The Pentax K mount is full of great lenses that can be had for under $500, but we are highlighting three that we feel stand out from the pack as both a great value and good performers.
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