I have Mir 20/2.5 It's big (the front cap has ~82mm diameter, the filters get in the rear and you cannot use them with ME-Super. My LX is fine with them though) and heavy. The build is a bit rough -- a far cry from those smooth Pentax lenses, but it's all metal construction (maybe except the focusing ring, not sure). The flare is a problem (although it is multicoated), quality is pretty good (they use rare-earth glass for the elements), although the edges are soft. I would say, though, it's passable even at f/2.5. Besides, mine was new for $99 -- can't beat that. I'll be in russia soon, if I find any of thos there, will shurely bring a few back, I believe one can get one there for as little as $50 (rumours).
> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:13:44 GMT > From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: super-wide-angle options? > > All, > > I'd like to add super-wide-angle capability to my photo setup. I've > been > mulling over the options, and I'm hoping to get some advice from the > list. > I'd like to go rectilinear rather than fisheye, and here are the > options I'm > considering: > > Cheap: > ------ > Vivitar 19mm or Russian/Ukranian 20mm > (are either of these worth considering?) > > Medium: > ------- > Tokina 20-35 zoom (in the $200's) > Used SMC-M 20mm F4 (around $350) > > Expensive: > ---------- > SMC-A or FA 20mm F2.8 ($400-500) > FA 20-35mm F4 ($450?) > > Insanely Expensive > ------------------- > Used SMC or SMC-A 15mm ($750-900) > > With the above options in mind, here are my questions: > > 1) Are the MIR or Vivitars even worth considering? > > 2) Is the Pentax 20-35 that much better than the Tokina? > > 3) Are the primes that much better than the zooms? > > 4) Anyone out there have experience with the 15mm? > > Thanks a lot in advance! TTYL, > > --Mark (KE6NJ, inactive for more than a decade....) - 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 .
