Central sharpness is very good at f/1.8 and f/2, excellent from f/2.8 through to f/5.6, very good from f/8 to f/16 and fair at f/22. The edges are good at f/1.8 and f/2, very good from f/2.8 to f ...

this lens is particularly suited to indoor portraits and candid ‘street’ photography. Achieving a DxOMark score of 19 points, however the Pentax smc DA 50mm f/1.8 lens isn’t quite up to the overall ...

I’ve been impressed with some of 7Artisans’ lenses over the last few years, from the super-fast 50mm f/1.05 manual ... if you’re after one of the best portrait lenses to suit a tight budget.