Thanks, Empire. Wow they are such a small company. According to the interview, they do everything on their own, from designing to manufacturing the glass. Very, very impressive. I wish them success.
mawz wrote:
Aren't they Made in Korea? Where working & living conditions are the equal of rest of the Western World?
Note that much of the production of the big Japanese companies has moved to the Phillipines (Pentax), Vietnam (Pentax), Thailand (Nikon), China (Nikon and Canon) and other poor countries.
In fact, if you want to live in the big city there, an average US income might not be so comfortable.....
It's quite expensive there....
In the interview, it is stated that the 35mm will become available during the second half of 2010. For some reason, I thought it would be sooner. Oh well.
I was highly impressed with what I've seen thus-far on the 85 f/1.4, and I plan to buy one soon for my 5D as a video lens (probably portraits too). If the 35 f/1.2 comes out and isn't real pricey I'll likely buy that too! Maybe even the 14 f/2.8 if they fix it.
cogitech wrote:
I have to say I thought I was missing something and finally got around to downloading some Gorgoroth.
I'm honestly bewildered. How is it possible to take that stuff seriously? Or, am I missing the point? Is it supposed to be funny in some way?
ahehehehehehehe
best comment ever
With regards to the 14mm, they are re-designing it as we speak to improve it before releasing it rather than releasing a semi-dud. Not many lens companies that I know who would do that.
Oh and to add to the heavy music discussion, right now im listening to Oceano and The Acacia Strain (whom I oh-so-thankfully managed to see a few weeks back )
cogitech wrote:
I have to say I thought I was missing something and finally got around to downloading some Gorgoroth.
I'm honestly bewildered. How is it possible to take that stuff seriously? Or, am I missing the point? Is it supposed to be funny in some way?
Post of the year.
You just havent heard the good stuff. Gorgoroth is a lot of things, but particularly good, they are not. There are FAR better extreme bands out there!
And since we managed to turn Samyang 35mm into metal discussion, I'll add a song too, not so extreme, but much better than any Gorgoroth:
Empire wrote:
Oh and to add to the heavy music discussion, right now im listening to Oceano and The Acacia Strain (whom I oh-so-thankfully managed to see a few weeks back )
cogitech wrote:
I'm honestly bewildered. How is it possible to take that stuff seriously? Or, am I missing the point? Is it supposed to be funny in some way?
It's an acquired taste. It is my little piece of Norway.
morpheus2891 wrote:
35/1.4.... meh..... 35/1.2... k, you got my attention jk, either could be great but Id really be interested in the 1.2 if it ever materializes
If it has anywhere the same cost to performance ratio as the 85/1.4, I will want one, even if it is only 1.4 rather than 1.2.
Dec 09, 2009 at 10:30 PM
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Well I know everyone is excited about this announcement, and I hate to put a damper on it, but I want to wait and see what the performance of this lens will be. The 85 f/1.4 does look to be a very good lens, but medium telephotos seem to be a lot easier to make than wide angle lenses (there are a lot of very good 85s and 90s out there, but fewer very good 35s or at least it seems that way to me). It wouldn't be shocking to me anyway if the the 35 doesn't have the same level of performance as the 85.
I Am Luna wrote:
Of course he has. Why would anyone make a comment like that with just the knowledge they have from the internets & tv?
if he has.. guessing it was like 20 years back... i live in nyc area and work off broadway.. Seoul korea is like twice busier than manhattan..and has more cool stuff to see(technologically more advanced) than smelly streets here in the city.....
look at samsung...
jk, either could be great but Id really be interested in the 1.2 if it ever materializes 