Thanks for the reminder. There were some good photos of the lens and I've never seen one before but had I known I would not have inserted the link.
It is on Boz's site but no mention of it on Stan's. Somewhere I read some discussion regarding the central area of a fisheye but my short term memory is really short. And I'll review the faq. Thanks again. > -----Original Message----- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Pentax SMC-A 16/2.8 > > On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 13:24:18 -0500, Mark Stringer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What is known about the Pentax SMC-A 16/2.8? Any opinions? It is a > > fisheye. On an istD would the fisheye be as extreme as on film? > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=3838 > > 74 > > 9108&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW > > > > Mark Stringer > > > > Mark, > > Just so you know: > > http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html > > And, to be more specific: > > "EBAY-- It is all right to mention your own auctions. Do not > mention other items until the auction is over (common > courtesy). An exception is obviously funny and BS stuff like > the 11 million dollar Canon 1Ds digital, or non-photographic > stuff like the wedding dress that was the basis of a long > thread here a while back." > > Not scolding you, as you likely didn't know; just letting > you know for future reference. <vbg> And, of course, > they're not "rules", but suggested guidelines. You can keep > posting eBay auctions, but you may then ruffle a few > feathers. Not mine, BTW - I don't do eBay these days (I just > look, don't buy). > > As far as the lens goes, I don't know anything about it, > except that you're right, on a *istD, the more distorted > edges of the 35mm frame wouldn't be visible to the sensor, so > it would not be as extreme a fisheye effect as on a 35mm film camera. > > cheers, > frank > > > > > > -- > "It's about time we started to take photography seriously and > treat it as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt > >
