Originally posted by awscreo Dpreview users questioning Pentax?
We can't convince them with a patent... I've been told, patent doesn't matter, all the work was done by Tokina, which filled the patent on Ricoh's behalf.
Oh wait. We have the same theory here as well
We can't convince them with any proof.
But, let's summarize what we know once again, even though it's nothing new:
In favor of Ricoh Imaging developing this lens:
- we have at least a patent (likely several, not only optics but e.g. the strengthened barrel - but I'm not able to verify that I'm afraid).
- we have the development team's interview on the special page, taking proudly about the lens and the difficulties they encountering during its design.
- Ricoh Imaging still has a sizable R&D department. You can see in the special sites' interviews how there are teams of people working in the various areas, that's not science fiction folks, it's real people doing real work. There are jokes about the sole remaining lens developer, but they have e.g. several people in charge of the SDM motor.
In favor of Tokina developing this lens:
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Well, nothing really. No Tokina-assigned patent. No developer raising his hand, "hey, I worked on this". It's even doubtful they are making their own version, the Tokina 50mm Opera, themselves. And if they had much larger R&D capabilities, why are they rebadging Viltrox?
How about that guys bringing some proof, one, anything, that it is a Tokina design - for a change? They won't? Then they can go and... ugh, I'm so tempted to use Geralt's first wish...
Anyway, this is much like Moon landing deniers... twisted logic, rejecting any proof, people who worked on these lenses are liars.
They are like this guy: