FAJ 18-55 vs. Zenitar 16 Fisheye

[Cory Papenfuss]

	Hey all... I'm looking to get a good wideangle prime for my -DS 
without breaking the bank.  I got the kit lens to enable snap-n-shoot AF 
mode for the few times I do that, but I haven't seen any specs on it to 
compare it for landscape-type stuff.  I'm not really interested in blowing 
many hundreds of dollars on high-quality modern zoom, since I can get 
comparible quality (with a little more fiddling) with old MF/prime glass 
for about 10% of the cost.

	Anyway, the 16mm Zenitar fisheye can be had for $100-$150 and 
equates to about 20mm coverage on a 35mm, or 13-14mm rectilinear on a 1.5 
cropped body.  From what I've read, it's pretty good, sharp, and contrasty 
provded flare is avoided.  How does that compare to the kit lens?  The 
fisheye distortion is minimized quite well by the crop, but it's not that 
big of a deal to remove it in post-processing anyway.

        Just figured I'd get some thoughts.  I could get a nice old Pentax
prime, but 28mm is about as wide as I could find for a reasonable price.
Thanks
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss                                                        *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student               *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University                   *
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