Re: Fast and wide for a K100D

I have a new K100D, and am looking for a fast, wide (roughly 12mm) lens. Any suggestions? I've been thinking about the 16mm Zenitar fisheye lens. From what I have seen, it comes in several versions. As a Pentax K mount, with the aperature lever, and an M42 screw mount, amoung others. Both

Re: Fast and wide for a K100D

On Jan 10, 2007, at 8:43 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: I have a new K100D, and am looking for a fast, wide (roughly 12mm) lens. Any suggestions? I've been thinking about the 16mm Zenitar fisheye lens. From what I have seen, it comes in several versions. As a Pentax K mount, with the

Fast and wide for a K100D

Hi- I have a new K100D, and am looking for a fast, wide (roughly 12mm) lens. Any suggestions? I've been thinking about the 16mm Zenitar fisheye lens. From what I have seen, it comes in several versions. As a Pentax K mount, with the aperature lever, and an M42 screw mount, amoung others.

Re: Fast and wide for a K100D

M42 lenses are have to be stopped down to taking aperture via a manual switch on the lens. If the lens does not have one, you have to jam the pin so that they stop down. A drop of crazy glue or peening the stop down pin will permanently fix it in stop down mode. But the Zeni 16/2.8 is a