There was a 4/28-85 Tokina with constant aperture. Pop Photo has tested the Rikenon in February 1984 issue - it seems to be OK in the center but not so good in the corners at 28 mm and 100 mm. I did not find the words "a metal-barreled beauty" in the report, though. Let us know what you find out. The focal length range is very useful and the tester did like it. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 03. huhtikuuta 2002 17:38 Aihe: Rikenon 28-100/4 (ordered one) >When I got into SLR photography , 1998, my first and only lens was the new Sigma >28-200 f/3.5-5.6. It was a big disappointment on many fronts, and before long I sold >it and resolved to stay with primes. > >But let's face it: There are times a zoom is darn handy. > >I've just ordered a Rikenon P 28-100/4 (67mm filter). Other than the Pentax 28-135/4, >this is the only 28-80+ zoom I know of whose f/4 aperture remains constant. > >Popular Photography called it "a metal-barreled beauty." It's very scarce. I found >one Mint- for $75 from a U.S. online dealer. Normally Ricoh gear is found in a site's >Pentax K-mount section. This dealer had his Ricoh gear listed under Other! > >Adorama has one for $175. http://www.usedphoto.com has one for $50...but it has haze >right in the center and cannot be returned. The only other specimen I know of for >sale is one that's part of an XR-P kit now on U.S. EBay >(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1343553402). I lost the bid on >another one on U.S. Ebay that went last week for less than $70. > >I'll report first impressions when it arrives. I'm hoping it doesn't have too much >barrel distortion or vignetting at 28mm. > >Ricoh also made a 28-105/3.5-4.5. It, too, is hard to find, but there are three or >four out there, all in Europe. I don't know which lens came later. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 .
