On May 17, 2013, at 11:30 , Walt <[email protected]> wrote: > Larry's been talking up the 85/1.4 to me off-list for a little while as an > alternative to the pricey 77/1.8 (my holy grail lens). It certainly looks > like a viable alternative, but I'm not sure if it has aperture control > contacts -- something I really would like to have if I'm gong to use it in > the way I plan to use it. Apparently, the older copies lack the contacts, but > newer builds may have them. Is there anyone on the list who can confirm > whether or not that's the case? Manual focus isn't an issue for me, but I > really need aperture control to avoid the extra step of stopping down with > the green button in taking quick shots of people in unguarded moments. >
http://www.amazon.com/Samyang-Manual-Aspherical-Samsung-Cameras/dp/B006MI1XLE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1368808502&sr=8-7&keywords=samyang+85mm+f1.4 Shows NO "A" setting on the aperture ring. However: http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-85M-P-Aspherical-Pentax-Black/dp/B0025F4AWW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1368808502&sr=8-6&keywords=samyang+85mm+f1.4 DOES show an "A" setting. http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1577 asserts that the two (Samyang/Rokinon) are the same thing. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
