On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: > I bought it for use on the MZ-3, I really liked the build and bright > viewfinder image it afforded. The Smegma does have the advantage of > diminutive size and light weight and I love the dedicated hood but > wish it > was reversible. Here's a shot with the Smegma on the old MX from > about 1985: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5422977
Nice shot ... Hard to say much about any lens from a low-rez web photo, but it looks like it does ok. I don't usually buy Sigma lenses because the experiences I've had with Sigma equipment have not been positive. Here's some from the A24/2.8: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/10.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/19.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/24.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/27.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/29.htm I used the A24 from the beginning of 2005 when I found it in the local photo shop's used shelf for $120 until I bought the FA20-35. I auctioned it off in Spring of 2006 and it returned over $200. > Maybe I had a bad sample, but the K version I have was almost > identical > optically. Far as I can tell from Boj's site, the K24/2.8 and A24/2.8 were optically identical, just the mount changed. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
