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Old 09-04-09, 13:18
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Question New 85mm f/1.4 for about £250!?

Just interested to find out if anyone has experience of the Korean made lens sometimes badged as a Vivitar series 1, Polar, or other makes we've never heard of before?

A new 85mm f/1.4 lens for about £250 is going to tempt many, much cheaper than Nikkor,Zeiss and Canon equivalents (cheaper than s/h ones too....assuming you could find some)
fittings for Nikon,Canon,Pentax and Sony (tho all manual) look to be available

http://www.foto-tip.pl/sklep/product...08&language=en

It wouldn't be the first time a lens had been 'copied' by a far eastern manufacturer (the glass designs on net searches looks like the old zeiss design)

However, the saying "if it looks to good to be true......" rings a bell.....just interested to see what others think?
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