I finally took a few test "snapshots" with the 15mm F3.5 SMC Takumar (M42) lens on the istDS.
http://jchriso.com/temp/15MMF35SMCTSAMPLE01.jpg The image has been tweeked for perspective, distortion, and CA slightly. Overall, no, it's not the sharpest lens in the bag in this application but this wasn't exactly unexpected considering the huge angle this lens is designed for. There is a bit more veiling flare than I like too, but neither are so bad that I am going to go plunge on a new 14mm DA lens for now, as it's not a focal length I would use very often I am sure and this isn't really that bad in my honest opinion if you have the time to tweek the results. FWIW, I did notice my K20/4 is noticably both sharper and shows less flare. Of course, the 20mm is not nearly as wide as the 15mm is either on any camera! jco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
