The same cheap Vietnamese stuff that never deserved to bear a Pentax
label will now be sold as Schneider-Kreuznach. I've always liked
Schneider lenses. It hurts to see the famous name dragged into
the mud
like this.
Ralf
Don't sell the Pentax SMC-DA lenses short, even the lowly 18-55
is quite a good performer (FAR, FAR better than the Nikon or
Canon 18-55's).
-Adam
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Interestingly, Samsung denies that the lens is a rebadged Pentax
DA 18-55. Of course, it clearly is. Samsung isn't proud of
having the Pentax name on stuff?
I wonder if the lens will have the same SMC coating.
I prefer the blue metal ring to the florescent green ring of the
DA lenses.
Joe
