No, that's a totally different case.

Please don't post links to competitive forums. Many thanks.

A link in the Pointless thread would have sufficed, which was the point I was making. There are so many useless videos on YouTube I'm sure those who want them can find them quite well.....

Are any of you bikers interested in Vincent? If so, I have some 1950s maintenance guide sheets that you can have for free. Just drop me a PM.

Quite pointless anyway, please remember we have a thread for such thoughts....

If you read the technical results in detail then it shows what might be expected ffrom thi, and any other, lens. That is, very high MTF20 results showing the scrisp contrast and "grittiness" and the lower but OK MTF50 results that show this is at the expense of fine, high resolution.

This is actually the same compromise that we get, to a lesser extent of variation, with 50mm lenses. The f/1.8 lenses have better overall performance and flatter field. The f/1.4 lenses have high gritty contrast at the expense of fine resolution. This gives us the classic "reportage" look, ideal for newspaper reproduction where tones are curtailed.

It all comes back to understanding what lenses are designed for, without even unconsciously denigrating something with comments like "for the masses" which dismisses the lens under discussion as for the uninformed.

Every lens has possibilities, even a lousy lens can make a fortune for someone using it in the right way. If you want Monet style landscapes, then maybe a battered old lens with a misplaced element or two might be just the thing.

It has a particular style to it that is very appealing and far from "average". It's a sharp, gritty lens that might well suit many of us, it suits me very well.

Moved to Classified Ads.

Let's not get involved in name calling, does anyone have the desired lens?

No idea Algi, we're not here to pick holes in Nikon's range of lenses.

What I can tell you is that many Nikon lenses do have to be used manually on digital, there isn't the very wide compatibility that we expect with Pentax.

Ricoh is definitely a manufacturer of cameras, all those factories haven't disappeared, they just have a new owner.