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Okay, you had me stumped there for a minute, but I think I have it figured out. As far as I know, the only 24/2.5 made was the Tamron. That one is too different from your Panagor to be a match, and Panagor didn't actually make any lenses as far as I've been able to ascertain. Rather, they tried to use the Vivitar formula of branding high quality lenses from small manufacturers with their name and marketing those in wealthy markets, like the U.S. and Europe.
Kiron, one of the best no-name manufacturers of all time, was connected at the hip with Vivitar, who sold most of their lenses at premium prices under their prestigious "Series One" label. So when Kiron sold the same lenses under their own name, they crippled the specs a little to make them appear different. Not in every case, but in enough of them to create a pattern of confusion.
Panagor sold some of the Kiron products, but again, some of the information was distorted. One of the best examples I can think of is their famous 2x macro-focusing TC, which has seven elements. Under the Panagor name, the same TC is said to have four elements. The Kiron actually does have seven elements, I took one apart so I know. I bet you anything that the Panagor does too. This is such a unique product that there's no way a second design was ever made, way too much engineering work for such a low volume item. So my conclusion is that they are identical and the specs are misstated, and I will prove that one day. Long background I know, but I enjoy blabbering about this stuff, so I hope you excuse that.
Thats leading to your lens. I believe this is actually the Kiron 24/2.0. It has the same look, same 0.4m minimum focusing distance, and the same 55mm filter thread. The build looks more like a Komine, which did make a 24/2.0 also, but that one had a 52mm filter thread and a 0.3m minimum focusing distance. So that rules it out, especially the focusing distance. Now tell me what you think.
Your lens:
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http://fotos.marktplaats.nl/kopen/5/b5/SIWHIzSs869lf8Wfx0liCg==.jpg |
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The Kiron 24/2.0:
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http://homepage3.nifty.com/3rdpartylens-om/kiron24mm.jpg |
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Now as far as the speed, they can actually cripple the aperture very easily to 2.5. But if you have roughly the same amount of travel between the 2.5 and the 2.8 as between the 2.8 and the 4.0, then you have a 24/2.0. You can set your Non-CPU lens data to 2.0 and shoot at all apertures indoors and out. If she exposes correctly at 2.0 or even 2.2, then she's a 2.0.
I'll be curious to see the results btw, close up and at infinity.
Edited by Elan II on Dec 17, 2007 at 07:51 PM GMT
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