Well that is one (very opinionated) view. I have not had these problems of
which you speak.
ppro
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 7:54 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Ebay 20mm/4.5 - WARNING
>
>
>
> > Subject: RE: Ebay 20mm/4.5
> >
> >
> > There is a lot of wisdom that says this lense suffers from distortion.
> > Having said that, I believe that the distortion present is only
> > going to be
> > objectionable when you photograph graph paper or a scene that has
> > horizontal
> > and vertical lines that are prominent, off-center, and expected to be
> > presented in the image undistorted.
> >
> > If you plan to use the lens to exaggerate perspective,
> photograph in tight
> > locations where you cannot get back far enough to take in a
> scene, control
> > background, etc., you will love it. The SMC version might yield better
> > contrast and better flare control, but the ST version is still a
> > very worthy
> > lens.
> >
> > ppro
> >
> The Super-Takumar & SMC Takumar 20mm F4.5 lenses suck. Not only
> do the have a very noticeable geometric distortion, ( barrel) they
> are only sharp in the middle third of the field of view. Edge and
> corner performance is horrid. I've used 3 different samples of these
> lenses and they were all the same = SHIT! I have a Mamiya/Sekor 21mm F4
> M42 lens that I bought for $150 that gives much better performance in all
> respects.
> JCO
>
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