SMC Takumar 15mm #8014040 has a front element with a 68mm diameter, +or- 1mm.

It's impossible for me to say its curvature is more or less than the 
one on the photo.  This difference must be subtle.

Andre

>Hi Andre,
>
>>  The very interesting article in Spotmatic left one question
>>  unanswered.  Can we measure the diameter of the 15mm front element
>>  and know which one it is, or is the difference too small?
>
>The Spotmatic article did not say how they differ, only that they do
>differ.  Maybe everyone who ons an "SMC 1:3.5/15" lens should take it
>out and compare the front element size and curvature very very carefully
>with the lens shown in
>http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/ultra-wide/K15f3.5-ii.html
>
>If you notice a difference, then you are holding one of the few
>aspherical variations of the 15/3.5.
>
>Cheers,
>Boz


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