Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Roman Melihhov
Does anyone have Samsung 35mm f2.0 lense. What can you say about it? It looks aw so much like FA 50mm f1.4. I wonder whats the optical quality. Thank you for your information. Roman. -- K20D, DA10-17mm, DA16-45mm, FA50mm_f1.4, DA50-200mm, Dörr DStudio strobes roman.blakout.net

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Derby Chang
Roman Melihhov wrote: Does anyone have Samsung 35mm f2.0 lense. What can you say about it? It looks aw so much like FA 50mm f1.4. I wonder whats the optical quality. Thank you for your information. Roman. Didn't you ask this same question last year, Roman? I believe its a rebadged

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Derby Chang
Derby Chang wrote: Roman Melihhov wrote: Does anyone have Samsung 35mm f2.0 lense. What can you say about it? It looks aw so much like FA 50mm f1.4. I wonder whats the optical quality. Thank you for your information. Roman. Didn't you ask this same question last year,

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Thibouille
It IS indeed a FA35/2 with Samsung badge on it and manufactured by Pentax (both Samsung lenses ans bodies are still manufactured by Pentax). It is pretty damn good if report I read are true (both film and PAS-C sensor). It makes a very nice normal lens on APS-C as well. -- Thibault Massart aka

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Toralf Lund
Thibouille wrote: It IS indeed a FA35/2 with Samsung badge on it and manufactured by Pentax (both Samsung lenses ans bodies are still manufactured by Pentax). Hmmm. The Schneider-Kreuznach (a.k.a. Jos. Schneider Optische Werke) website seems to indicate that the Samsung cameras have actual

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Thibouille
Indeed the Schneider lenses with K-mount only have Schneider name (for which Samsung proably has to pay a licence). Samsung will deny it of course. Even the exterior aesthetics is the same (except a piece of rubber or two). There's more difference between Tamron and Pentax version of the 18-250

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread Toralf Lund
Thibouille wrote: Indeed the Schneider lenses with K-mount only have Schneider name (for which Samsung proably has to pay a licence). Quite likely. Samsung will deny it of course. Obviously... I'm willing to take Scheider's word for it when they claim to have done more than just licensing

Re: Samsung Xenogon D 35mm f2.0 lense anyone?

2008-09-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thibouille wrote: It IS indeed a FA35/2 with Samsung badge on it and manufactured by Pentax (both Samsung lenses ans bodies are still manufactured by Pentax). Hmmm. The Schneider-Kreuznach (a.k.a. Jos. Schneider Optische Werke) website seems to