Yes, totally agree, I just assumed that maybe not everyone knew about Ang?nieux ;)
>----- Message Initial ----- >De : Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Envoy? : Vendredi , Novembre 5, 2004 02:33 PM >A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Objet : Re: 'dem French > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> OK maybe you dunno but Angenieux was one of thse brands (like Leica lens eg) which >> are just excellent everywhere. A 28-70mm 2.8 was excellent at 28 at 2.8 as well as >> as 70mm. No distortion, no vignetting... nothing. > >True, but... this particular one is a bit of a dog, isn't it. Marks and >cleaning marks on the front element, cleaning marks on the rear element, >and the body is not all that pristine... >Why pay for the best of the lot, if it's [probably] no longer able to >compete with unsullied lenses? >Seems way out of line, considering it's condition. >Used to be top of the line, perhaps, but it's been abused along the way, >hasn't it. >Not worth it. > >keith whaley > >> They ran out of business 'cos... well not enough people to buy these I guess. >> But the equivallent zoom from Nikon/Pentax/minolta/Canon were at least half the >> price... end were pretty good. >> >> thibouille >>>----- Message Initial ----- >>>De >> >> : Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>Envoy? >> >> : Vendredi >> , Novembre >> 5, 2004 01:37 PM >> >>>A >> >> : 'Kostas Kavoussanakis' >> >>>Objet >> >> : Re: 'dem French >> >>>On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Frantisek wrote: >>> >>> >>>>KK> Why would anyone (other than a collector, but then again it's in >>>>KK> well-used cond) prefer this lens to Pentax's SMC offerings? > >>>>Why would anyone (other than a collector) prefer Pentax's SMC >>>>offerings to Nikon glass? <grin, duck & run> > >>>(I have a few but only give you the relevant one) Because they already >>>have investment in the other mount? The Angenieux in that auction is >>>an M42 (so not even the best Pentax -- let alone Nikon :-P -- bayonet >>>can compete with that if you have a Spottie), at 1200 dollars. There >>>must be a compelling reason for that (which I am casually looking >>>for). >>> >>>Kostas > > > >
