>>for some time now i have been looking for an ultrawide lens (18mm and >>wider). i seem to somewhat narrowed my list of choices: >> >>pentax 15mm/3.5 >>voigtlander 15mm or 12mm >>pentax fisheye 17mm/4 >>pentax fisheye 16mm/2.8 >> >>does anyone here have experience with these? the review on luminous >>landscape gives voigtlander 12mm quite a bit of praise, but i am curious, >>how they compare to pentax 15mm (the designs are obviously very different). >>pls, no usual "go try them both and see for yourself" :)
The only one I have (and I've never even used any of the others) is the 15mm f/3.5, which is hard to find and very expensive when you do. Of course, it's worth it if you like ultrawides! Needs to be stopped down a bit but sharp and nice when you do so. Linear distortion is almost non-existant - just astounding for a 15mm lens. It's actually one of my favorite lenses. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
