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Is FA 50/1.4 a Highly Commended lens?
#1
Reading the review of the FA 50/1.4 the last line says it remains a highly recommended lens, but there is no green thumbs up for Highly Commended for it. Is it a Highly Commended lens or not?
#2
I'd assume that the price hike makes this lens one that's not recommended at all. It used to be a steal (at half the price of other 50/1.4 lenses), but now it's just an overpriced and outdated lens. Check out Sigma's 50/1.4 as possible better alternative that doesn't cost that much more.
#3
I did check out the Sigma 50/1.4 but its kind of huge and ugly compared to the FA50/1.4.



So the "Highly Commended" rating also takes into account the price\value ratio? In that case why is the Voigtlander 125 still Highly recommended, its prices have soared to astronomical proportions?
#4
As far as I understand the overall recommendation does also depend on value, but it's not normally updated once the review is out. This is typical for most review sites.
#5
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Reading the review of the FA 50/1.4 the last line says it remains a highly recommended lens, but there is no green thumbs up for Highly Commended for it. Is it a Highly Commended lens or not?

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Ok, the wording is a bit unfortunate here.

We introduced the HR badges a few years ago - numerous reviews were already online back then.

So technically (by the meaning of the badge) it is not highly recommended but just recommended or so.
#6
Thanks.

You should sell green thumbs up badges stickers with photozone.de and name of lens written on it.
  


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