Thanks, Mark. I just ran across some of these listed on the web, new, for
what seemed to be a too good to be true price compared to what a new or
used Pentax 50/1.2 runs for. All the better for keeping me on track with my
new years resolutions ("will not be an equipment junkie...this year").Sorry to hear about your job. We went through that 6 months ago, with the people around my wife getting the "tap on the shoulder". Very nerve wracking. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Dan, > >I have the Revue 55/1.2 which appears to be the same as the Cosina / Ricoh / >Vivitar 55/1.2's. I suspect that this lens has it's roots in a M42 design >from >Cosina ( or some other "Generic" source ). > >Paul Stregevsky and I did some comparisons of various 55/1.2 designs last >year. This was before my employer discovered the joys of laying off my co- >workers and leaving me with their work. :( They all bear a noticeable >resemblance. > >The lens cost me considerably less than a Pentax 50/1.2 would have. It isn't >as sharp as or as well made as my M & K 50/1.4's at any given aperture. >However, it is better at taking pictures at F1.2 than either of those will >ever >be... > >Mark Gosdin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
