JL> "Dieter Henkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> The optics are from the russian company "Arsenal" which also produces
>> the "Kiev"-products. The mechanics are from former Kiev-employees who
>> left to form an own company. It is available for Canon EOS, Canon FD,
>> Minolta, Minolta MD, Nikon, Nikon MF, Contax/Yashica, Leica R, Pentax
>> K, M42. Unfortunately there isn't more information neither on the
>> Brenner-site nor in the fotomagazin, which tested it, concerning
>> auto-aperture, auto-focussing or TTL. But I try to find out since I'm
>> planning to get one as soon as I have the money for it (in january or
>> february).
JL> Hi Dieter,
JL> Happy shopping :-) And for less than half the price of a TS-E lens!
JL> Will they ship overseas?
JL> When I searched for "tilt" at http://www.fotobrenner.de/default1.htm
JL> the results seem to indicate that the B.I.G. and the Arsat lenses are
JL> different. Was the fotomagazin review about the Arsat lens?
JL> http://www.arsenal-photo.com/tilt.htm
JL> http://www.kievcamera.com/35mmpc.htm
Hello Julian,
No, the review was for the B.I.G. I have re-read the article and have to
revise a bit. It was not tested against the Canon but the new Nikon. The
reviewer stated that it was the perfect lens for amateurs - pros should
choose the original, since it is still superior. For me it seems to be
ideal, as it is not only less than half - it even less than a third the
price of a TS-E. Tomorrow I will call them and find out about the questions
you raised (good points, I didn't think of them, took them as granted) and
if they ship overseas. One thing I know is that they don't have them in
stock at the moment and that it can take up to 6-8 weeks until they are
able to deliver - doesn't matter for me.
BTW, there is also an 80mm tilt/shift available.
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Best regards,
Dieter mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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