So, whatever happened to the SLRMagic 50/0.95?

[buzzardkid]

Anybody ever heard anything new on this beastie after the honkin' Steve Huff review? Is a MSRP even known today?

[kokoshawnuff]

There have been plenty of problems. 1) users are finding that the focus goes out of alignment after a few weeks of use 2) the company doesn't respond to email inquires only those when a customer sends the the $4800 via PayPal 3) the company is unable to ship lenses without them going out of focus 4) almost everyone on forums and such that purchased this lens a couple months ago has since sold it or are in the process of selling it.

Conclusions where that optics are great, but mechanics and customer relations need improvement.

[buzzardkid]

Right, thanks.

Sounds like a serious 'stay away' signal!

[bugmenot]

Focus was bound to have problems. I was shocked to hear they were moving so many lens elements inside ... It was bound for failure. Good for somebody adapting it on a digital body though, like a NEX or m4/3. But then, there is a $2-3K version that is not coupled, which has the same optics for digital backs.

[jsrockit]

I knew you could not a low-end lens manufactuer into the luxury arena. Fool's gold.