Lance Magillicuddy
Was very anxious to try this lens out, but ended up disappointed. I was never able to find any combination of settings to obtain an image in focus. I started out years ago on pre-digital old-fashioned film cameras so I understand manual focus and manual settings. Unfortunately I couldnt get this lens to focus close up or out to infinity or anywhere in between. An internet search reveals that apparently this lens has a well-known focus ring adjustment problem, although it is not clear to me whether that was the prior version or this later version. Either way, this particular copy was soft-focus at all settings. I know some people rave about the sharpness, but evidently its a crap shoot whether you happen to get a good copy, or whether it will be necessary *and* you are willing to attempt to calibrate the focus yourself. I ended up returning it.