Hi, FWIW, a list member recently picked up a Soligor 20mm, and sent me an image he took with it, and I was quite impressed. Very linear, right to the edges, and pretty sharp to the edges as well. Especially for what he paid for it.
You don't mention if you're looking for k-mount or m42 (the Pentax lenses you mention are obviously k, but the Soligor is much more plentiful in m42), but have you thought about a Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20mm? Available in 2.8 or 4.0, I've heard that the 4.0 is sharper, but I also saw a contrary opinion right here a couple of weeks ago - I've not used one, so I don't know. Probably more than the cheaper ones on your list, but less than the Pentaxes. Both have pretty good reputations. I would think that k-mount versions are very rare to non-existent. Watch it on eBay, though: it seems that many of them being sold are coming from former East Block countries, and I'm not sure how reliable those sellers are... regards, frank newbee wrote: > i have been thinking about the following > 1. mir 20mm > 2. pentax 20mm M > 3. pentax fa 20mm > 4. vivitar 20 mm 82mm filter > 5. sogilor 20mm 58mm filter > > 1, 3, & 5 are in the price range so what are the good and bad for both? > > 2&3 are pentax so are higher priced but i asume better quality optically > what is the difference between the two which is better > i dont care about autofocus > > thanks > - > 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 . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
