Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Pentax lens may be available for half price, but how is it as a shooter? How would the images compare to those from, say, the 40/2 Summicron, which can be had for half the price of the Pentax (albiet without the finder)? Has anyone on this list had the chance to compare the performance of this lens with similar lenses more easily available? Mark > > > Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:22:09 +0900 > From: Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] For sale: Pentax 43mm f/1.9 and CV 35mm f/1.2 > Message-ID: <p0511100ebb2a787f8b82@[192.168.1.3]> > References: <000001c340d2$c23922a0$0400a8c0@oracdesktoppc> <p05111009bb29cb9d3342@[192.168.1.3]> <3F048866.999CAE02@pacbell.net> > > > > * Pentax 43mm f/1.9 (new in box w/warrantee) - $600 > >Is the Pentax lens in a Leica mount? > > Yes, it's silver/chrome in an LTM mount. It comes with its own > brightline finder with marks for 43mm and 50mm. The finder is nice > and bright, similar to the CV ones. Apparently Pentax made it in a > one-time thing. It was originally priced at $1300, which meant every > one bought Summicrons instead. :-) But the price has since dropped > in half, which makes it more reasonable. I was going to pick up one > for myself and see if anyone else was interested. > > I think if you google around, you should be able to find an image. > The styling is very summicron-ish with its own focusing knob as well > as a hood that is built into the lens. The cap is a very nice > screw-in metal type. Overall, the quality of the lens does make it > Leica-level (higher than the Cosina lenses I've seen), but definitely > not $1300 worth. But $600 worth? It's worth it for me to make the > plunge. > > Karen - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html