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Sandy Hancock · 04-01-2020, 01:25 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan

There is now speculation that the lens is a rebadged Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art.

Total bollocks. The filter diameter is different for a start.

WorksAsIntended · 04-01-2020, 01:34 AM

Such nonsense....

OoKU · 04-01-2020, 02:07 AM - **4 Likes**

3 super ED similar to Sigma FLD
Sigma 85 / 1.4 does not have this level of glass ~

---------- Post added 04-01-20 at 02:10 AM ----------

Originally posted by WorksAsIntended

Such nonsense....

Not only nonsense, but Pentaxrumours also helped propagate…

Kunzite · 04-01-2020, 03:38 AM - **3 Likes**

That's a new low - that "Peter" guy cut the source text specifically to alter its meaning to the exact opposite of what was claimed.
This is lying. There's no excuse that it's "only" in the title, since the title sticks.

Mistral75 · 04-01-2020, 04:02 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by OoKU

(...)
Not only nonsense, but Pentaxrumours also helped propagate…

As explained before, they didn't help propagate this nonsense, they set it up by truncating a quote to change its meaning to the opposite.

Would it have been posted on the 1st of April, this would have been an April Fools joke. A tacky one, I would say.

Posted on the 31st of March, this is despicable.

**Serkevan** · 04-01-2020, 04:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mistral75

As explained before, they didn't help propagate this nonsense, they set it up by truncating a quote to change its meaning to the opposite.

Would it have been posted on the 1st of April, this would have been an April Fools joke. A tacky one, I would say.

Posted on the 31st of March, this is despicable.

Wait until they claim BUT THE PACIFIC TIMEZONE.

Mistral75 · 04-01-2020, 04:24 AM

Originally posted by Serkevan

Wait until they claim BUT THE PACIFIC TIMEZONE.

Peter, the admin of Pentax Rumors, Leica Rumors, Nikon Rumors (his bread and butter) and Photo Rumors, lives in Florida. The Pentax/Sigma article is explicitly dated:

Quote:

By admin | Published: March 31, 2020

**Serkevan** · 04-01-2020, 04:35 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mistral75

Peter, the admin of Pentax Rumors, Leica Rumors, Nikon Rumors (his bread and butter) and Photo Rumors, lives in Florida. The Pentax/Sigma article is explicitly dated:

I know, but it's not like trivial things such as reality stopped him from posting in the first place

Zygonyx · 04-01-2020, 02:15 PM

Internet click-and-bait...

**monochrome** · 04-01-2020, 02:24 PM

I wonder who paid Peter to do this? I can’t believe someone would do this out of mere personal animus toward Pentax.

**BROO** · 04-01-2020, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by OoKU

3 super ED similar to Sigma FLD
Sigma 85 / 1.4 does not have this level of glass ~

Will it be priced similarly?

OoKU · 04-01-2020, 04:48 PM - **3 Likes**

DFA85/1.4 sample

JPT · 04-01-2020, 04:55 PM - **4 Likes**

I got that magazine in the post yesterday too. There are six portraits taken with the new lens.

I think that class of lens is always good, but I did like what I saw. They had some backlit portraits and it handled that situation very well. The bokeh is smooth as you’d expect.

More importantly, the lens is the real deal. It exists and it is good.

OoKU · 04-01-2020, 06:10 PM - **7 Likes**

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g9vW9Oc3xVI0zWJsx8qKZw

normhead · 04-01-2020, 06:11 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by JPT

I got that magazine in the post yesterday too. There are six portraits taken with the new lens.

I think that class of lens is always good, but I did like what I saw. They had some backlit portraits and it handled that situation very well. The bokeh is smooth as you’d expect.

More importantly, the lens is the real deal. It exists and it is good.

We go through this every time a new lens or body is about to be released. Some people make up stuff. Other people believe it. I think most of us old timers just sit back and watch the parade. It's gotten to be so ordinary.

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04-01-2020, 01:25 AM - 2 Likes	#196
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,275	Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan There is now speculation that the lens is a rebadged Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art. Total bollocks. The filter diameter is different for a start.

04-01-2020, 01:34 AM	#197
WorksAsIntended Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 639	Such nonsense....

04-01-2020, 02:07 AM - 4 Likes	#198
OoKU Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 740	3 super ED similar to Sigma FLD Sigma 85 / 1.4 does not have this level of glass ~ ---------- Post added 04-01-20 at 02:10 AM ---------- Originally posted by WorksAsIntended Such nonsense.... Not only nonsense, but Pentaxrumours also helped propagate…

04-01-2020, 03:38 AM - 3 Likes	#199
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	That's a new low - that "Peter" guy cut the source text specifically to alter its meaning to the exact opposite of what was claimed. This is lying. There's no excuse that it's "only" in the title, since the title sticks.

04-01-2020, 04:02 AM - 4 Likes	#200
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by OoKU (...) Not only nonsense, but Pentaxrumours also helped propagate… As explained before, they didn't help propagate this nonsense, they set it up by truncating a quote to change its meaning to the opposite. Would it have been posted on the 1st of April, this would have been an April Fools joke. A tacky one, I would say. Posted on the 31st of March, this is despicable.

04-01-2020, 04:17 AM - 1 Like	#201
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Originally posted by Mistral75 As explained before, they didn't help propagate this nonsense, they set it up by truncating a quote to change its meaning to the opposite. Would it have been posted on the 1st of April, this would have been an April Fools joke. A tacky one, I would say. Posted on the 31st of March, this is despicable. Wait until they claim BUT THE PACIFIC TIMEZONE.

04-01-2020, 04:24 AM	#202
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by Serkevan Wait until they claim BUT THE PACIFIC TIMEZONE. Peter, the admin of Pentax Rumors, Leica Rumors, Nikon Rumors (his bread and butter) and Photo Rumors, lives in Florida. The Pentax/Sigma article is explicitly dated: Quote: By admin \| Published: March 31, 2020

04-01-2020, 04:35 AM - 1 Like	#203
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Originally posted by Mistral75 Peter, the admin of Pentax Rumors, Leica Rumors, Nikon Rumors (his bread and butter) and Photo Rumors, lives in Florida. The Pentax/Sigma article is explicitly dated: I know, but it's not like trivial things such as reality stopped him from posting in the first place

04-01-2020, 02:15 PM	#204
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	Internet click-and-bait...

04-01-2020, 02:24 PM	#205
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	I wonder who paid Peter to do this? I can’t believe someone would do this out of mere personal animus toward Pentax.

04-01-2020, 02:25 PM	#206
BROO Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 656	Originally posted by OoKU 3 super ED similar to Sigma FLD Sigma 85 / 1.4 does not have this level of glass ~ Will it be priced similarly?

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JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,821	I got that magazine in the post yesterday too. There are six portraits taken with the new lens. I think that class of lens is always good, but I did like what I saw. They had some backlit portraits and it handled that situation very well. The bokeh is smooth as you’d expect. More importantly, the lens is the real deal. It exists and it is good.

04-01-2020, 06:10 PM - 7 Likes	#209
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04-01-2020, 06:11 PM - 4 Likes	#210
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by JPT I got that magazine in the post yesterday too. There are six portraits taken with the new lens. I think that class of lens is always good, but I did like what I saw. They had some backlit portraits and it handled that situation very well. The bokeh is smooth as you’d expect. More importantly, the lens is the real deal. It exists and it is good. We go through this every time a new lens or body is about to be released. Some people make up stuff. Other people believe it. I think most of us old timers just sit back and watch the parade. It's gotten to be so ordinary.

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