Rebekah wrote: >>The closest you can probably get is the "Third Party Lens Resource >>Megasite" http://medfmt.8k.com/third/index.html > >I think I'm offended. That guy called the Pentax 50mm 1.4 a "cheapy". > >Anyways, interesting site, and thanks very much for pointing it out >:o) I'll have to read through it. From what I've read so far, I think >he uses more exclamation marks than a teenage girl.
LOL! It is a remarkable site, isn't it? (From many standpoints.) Sort of like the work of someone with bipolar disorder during a "manic" phase. Still, despite its "eccentricities it has some good information. > Kinda makes you feel excited about buying cheap lenses :oP I get excited by that anyway... >I'm interested by the statement that some lenses are made by the >same company and then sold to different brands. Yes, it was very common. Still happens a ittle today: The Cosina 100mm f/3.5 macro is sold by Cosina, Vivitar, Phoenix and Pentax (it's the only Pentax lens since the 28-200 that isn't made by Pentax). >>Stay away from Ricoh "PK-R" mount lenses (often Chinon brand, also >>Soligor, Kiron, Tamron and Vivitar) for Pentax AF cameras. There is a >>mount incompatibility that can cause the lens to become stuck on the >>body. > >That's really good to know, thanks :o) I think I'll steer clear of 3rd >party and save for nicer lenses. There *are* some really good third-party lenses out there. The old, manual-focus Vivitar Series 1 line had some real gems. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
