50mm shootout

All images shot on Pentax *istD in JPEG highest quality.

Crops taken from centre of image.

ISO 200 was used except where indicated (Auto ISO was mistakenly enabled).

  SMC-A 50mm/1.7 Centon 50mm/1.7 Tamron 35-70mm/3.5

Tamron 24-135mm/3.5-5.6

 
f/1.7     f/1.7
f/2.8     f/2.8
f/4.0


f/4.5

f/4.0
f/8.0


ISO 400

f/8.0
f/16


1/125s ISO 1600

1/15s


1/90s ISO 800


1/60s ISO 400

f/16
f/22


ISO 1600


1/90s ISO 1600


1/60s ISO 800

f/22
f/32      

1/60s ISO 1600

f/32

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