I simply love my SMC A 2.8/20mm. I got a bargain 225$ on ebay - usually they are arround 300$. It's a brilliant lens IMO. Of course it's just a 30mm in the *ist D, but that's not too bad either. The 3.5/15mm is rare and very expensive (700$ - if it wasn't, I would have bought one).
I had a 19mm (A-lens) Vivitar once (dumped it on ebay). I has a little more distortion than the 20mm Pentax, but it quite nice. You could find one for 100$. This photograph was shot with the Vivitar: http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt/DreamHC/Side4.html all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Ramesh Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 26. marts 2004 21:04 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Wideangle lens choice I am planning to buy *istD and so looking at the wide angle lens to replace my 24mm. I find replacements are too expensive and have some doubts. I was looking at 15mm lenses. Most of these wide angle lenses have bulby front element. How this design affects flare? How to fit the filters in the front? I usually use nuetral graduated filter. Pentax 16-45mm does not seem to have bulby front element and seems more filter friendly. Am I correct? I have to pick one among Pentax 16-45mm, Sigma 12-24mm and Pentax A 15mm. Pentax 16-45mm looks value for money, I heard it has abberations at 16mm. Is it a good idea to use the zoom lens at its extreams ends? Can somebody pls compare Pentax 16-45mm with Pentax A 15mm? Any comparison b/w Pentax 16-45mm, Sigma 12-24mm is also welcome. Thanks Ramesh __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
