Jos, It is a fisheye zoom. What happens is when it is at the 17mm end, it looks like a standard 180 degree fisheye. But as you zoom towards the 35mm end, it starts to look more corrected. The 35mm end is actually closer in AOV to a 20mm rectilinear lens. I have one and find it to be quite versatile and fun.
See these for some samples: http://pug.komkon.org/00nove/bkdPUG1100.html http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/bkdpug.html http://pug.komkon.org/01sep/bkdpug.html A very fun lens. No one else makes a zoom version like this. It kind of lets you dial in how much fisheye effect you want. I strongly recommend it. Bruce Saturday, June 15, 2002, 1:55:36 PM, you wrote: JfH> In fact, I am not sure it is a fish eye type. The person is not selling it JfH> like that. he does not know much about lenses., but in a test in a magazin I JfH> saw about SMC-F 17-28/ 3.5-4.5 being a fish eye. maybe there is also a JfH> rectangular version? JfH> Jos from Holland. JfH> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- JfH> Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JfH> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Jos from Holland JfH> Verzonden: zaterdag 15 juni 2002 21:36 JfH> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JfH> Onderwerp: What about SMC-F 17-28 fisheye? JfH> Dear group, JfH> I see an opportunity to buy the above lens at a good price. JfH> How is this lens? Any opinion? What would be a good price (in Europe = JfH> normally lower than in USA!) JfH> I love the fisheye effect of my smc-M28 with a HAMA fisheye adapter. Does JfH> the Pentax give a strong fisheye effect? I could not try the lens yet.Some JfH> pictures? JfH> Greetings, Jos from Holland JfH> - JfH> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, JfH> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to JfH> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . JfH> - JfH> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, JfH> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to JfH> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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 .
