K mount users appear to be waking up to the nice features (creamy bokeh,
gorgrous color, and 3D sharpness) of this late Ricoh lens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=30077&item=3838128611&rd=1
For those reading this message in the archives after October 2004, there were
10 bidders and 29 bids. The starting bid was $5.00.
My tests find that the multicoated Rikenon 50/2P delivers better resolution at
all apertures from f/2 onward, especially in the corners. However, the 50/2P is
single coated and is no match for the 1.4P's coloring and bokeh.
As I recall, my former Pentax 50/1.4PKA was perhaps 90 percent as beautifully
colored and bokeh'd as the 1.4P, as sharp as the 50/2P in the center, and 90
percent as sharp as the 50/2P in the corners. Of course, it is also SMC
multicoated coated. If limited to a single 50mm lens, I'd go with the Pentax.
Paul Stregevsky
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