[rollei_list] Re: OT: A Better Bayer?

For a time (about 15-20) years ago you could buy Sigma
lenses with Rollei mounts (for the 35 mm cameras).  I
still have 35-80 mm and 80-200 mm Sigma zoom lenses
for my SL35E bodies.

John

--- Michael Eric Berube <pj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yep. No argument. Some are dogs and I don't believe
> that their QC is 
> quite up to the standards of some of the Camera
> companies either, but 
> when you find a good example of some of their better
> lenses (EX line is 
> almost all fantastic) you've got a great tool. I use
> an 18-50/2.8, a 
> 50-150/2.8 and I rented a 10-20/4-5.6 for a wedding
> this last weekend 
> and was very impressed and will very likely get one.
> Their new 70/2.8 
> Macro is getting rave reviews as one of the sharpest
> Macros ever made. 
> Again, they already make some 4:3 lenses, they'd be
> brilliant to make a 
> camera that took those lenses but used their Foveon
> tech.
> 
> (I don't think they make lenses in Rollei mount
> though.)
> :)
> 
> Be well,
> Michael Eric Berube
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Eric Goldstein wrote:
> > Some Sigma lenses are notoriously horrible. The
> original 400/5.6 APO
> > is a good example.
> >
> >
> > Eric Goldstein
> >
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