>DagT wrote on Wed, 14 May 2008 14:25:50 -0700 > >> I suddenly bought one for about $200. (it sounds fun and I had a weak >> moment) >> >> Does anybody know anything about it? > >I bought a used copy a couple years ago on EvilBay for about $450 and >thought I got a decent deal, but yours certainly beats that! > >I've enjoyed using it on my Pentax DSLRs but found that it tends to >progressively underexpose when using TTL metering as I move to smaller >apertures. That's not usually a problem because this lens requires a >deliberative style of shooting, allowing one to check the histogram to >confirm (and adjust) exposure. I'm not sure that it is all that much >better than a normal image which has been Photoshopped to eliminate >keystone distortion, although it should have an advantage in >resolution because there are more pixels in the area which is >stretched in a PS correction. > >I posted some examples here: http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/k28shift >in case you are interested. > >Regards, Jim
Thanks Jim, and the rest of you. I'll experiment a little this weekend to see how it works. I have been thinking about pictures with mirrors but without the photographer and a couple of other illusions, and the loss of resolution when doing it in PS is a good point in favour of such a lens. >From your examples it seems like the distortion is acceptable too. Regarding the price Norway is a good place for Pentax bargains .-) DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
