Hi,
Having read this thread, I finally came to a question.
Why Pentax sells lenses with its logo on them, manufactured by others? I
heard that 28-200 is actually made by Tamron - and the quality of this lens
is very poor. Quality of lenses with the Soligor or Cosina logo on them is
also usually very poor (I mean of course the optical quality). I think it
wastes the "Pentax" name and trespasses upon customers' confidence... I
don't get it. What's the reason for doing it? And what other Pentax lenses
are actually made by other manufacturers? Are there many of them?
Greetz
Artur
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro
| "Jaros�aw Brzezi�ski" wrote:
| >
| > In terms of optics it's the same lens, manufactured by Cosina and
| > sold as a Vivitar, Soligor or - for the matter - Pentax. You pay
| > extra for the Pentax logo on it and different "cosmetics".
|
| And probably SMC. The output from these lenses is said to be a little
| different.
|
| I have the Pentax, and like the optics a lot.
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