> What's the story with the Rikenon 55mm f1.2? ... The Rikenon / Cosina / Revue / Vivitar 55mm f1.2 appears to have a common design origin. There are substantial similarities ( Note: They are NOT identical. ) in dimensions, construction, & lettering. The demand for that kind of a higher-end lens from a Second Tier Camera manufacturer or Third Party supplier would be relatively low. Hence, it makes sense that only a single design would exist with relabling to suit.
I suspect that Cosina is the actual manufacturer of record as Ricoh, Revue, and Vivitar have all sourced camera bodies from them. I have the Revue version of the lens, it's nice, and as I've said before, it will take pictures at f1.2 that no f1.4+ lens can. Mark -- Gosdin Information Systems Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 330 www.gosdin.net Warner, OK 74469-0330 918-441-1678 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
