On the specs sheet, it
says this lens focuses down to 0.228m. On the lens in the distance
scale window, it says 0.249m. This discrepancy was not tested so I
am unable to verify which one is correct.
On extension, the lens
extends with orange markings on the barrel. As it extends, barrel
markings read 1:4, 1:2, 1:1.5, 1:1.2, 1:1. As it extends, markings
in the distance scale window read 1:10, 1:8, 1:6, 1:5, 1:4, 1:3, 1:2.5,
1:2. In the photograph of the lens above, you can see the 1:4 orange
marking on the lens barrel.
Fully extended, it is
about an additional 2.9cm, almost 2/3 of the original lens length.
The front element of the
lens is small and deeply recessed, forming an almost natural lens hood by
virtue of this deep recess alone.
AF speed is
understandably very slow because of the huge rotational distance it has to
travel from the minimum distance to infinity. Add to this the fact
that it utilises the old AFD motor and you have a slow and noisy AF lens.
In mint condition, this
lens retails for about SGD400, though it can go lower.
