Sign me up for one of those $50 mir's :-) --- Mike Ignatiev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Mir 20/2.5 > It's big (the front cap has ~82mm diameter, the > filters get in the rear > and you cannot use them with ME-Super. My LX is fine > with them though) > and heavy. The build is a bit rough -- a far cry > from those smooth > Pentax lenses, but it's all metal construction > (maybe except the > focusing ring, not sure). The flare is a problem > (although it is > multicoated), quality is pretty good (they use > rare-earth glass for the > elements), although the edges are soft. I would say, > though, it's > passable even at f/2.5. Besides, mine was new for > $99 -- can't beat > that. > I'll be in russia soon, if I find any of thos there, > will surely bring > a few back, I believe one can get one there for as > little as $50 > (rumours). > > > > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:13:44 GMT > > From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: super-wide-angle options? > > > > All, > > > > I'd like to add super-wide-angle capability to my > photo setup. I've > > been > > mulling over the options, and I'm hoping to get > some advice from the > > list. > > I'd like to go rectilinear rather than fisheye, > and here are the > > options I'm > > considering: > > > > Cheap: > > ------ > > Vivitar 19mm or Russian/Ukranian 20mm > > (are either of these worth considering?) > > > > Medium: > > ------- > > Tokina 20-35 zoom (in the $200's) > > Used SMC-M 20mm F4 (around $350) > > > > Expensive: > > ---------- > > SMC-A or FA 20mm F2.8 ($400-500) > > FA 20-35mm F4 ($450?) > > > > Insanely Expensive > > ------------------- > > Used SMC or SMC-A 15mm ($750-900) > > > > With the above options in mind, here are my > questions: > > > > 1) Are the MIR or Vivitars even worth > considering? > > > > 2) Is the Pentax 20-35 that much better than the > Tokina? > > > > 3) Are the primes that much better than the > zooms? > > > > 4) Anyone out there have experience with the > 15mm? > > > > Thanks a lot in advance! TTYL, > > > > --Mark (KE6NJ, inactive for more than a > decade....) > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . >
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