Hi Shel > That's good to know. I've never experienced that, but then, rarely > do I use filters. Do you know if that happens on other lenses, such > as the 15mm/3.5?
Not sure about other lenses, the only reason I know is Paul Stregevsky (former PDML member) contacted me regarding a Sigma 16mm Fisheye that I'd bought and we swapped some images to compare with his earlier version of the lens (XQ?). We corresponded quite a lot and he sent me some pdf files, one of which was a table of all tested ultra wide lenses with user comments. Very useful information, I had a Tokina 17mm f/3.5 at the time which was reasonable when stopped down but eventually bought the K 18mm at a bargain price. I often wonder if the lens I bought was the one commented on in the lens table as the owner had blacked out the lettering around the front element. I've had a MIR 20mm as well, neither the MIR or Tokina seemed as good as the K 18mm IMHO and apparently both are longer than their stated focal length, although I cannot confirm this. I've never used a filter on the K 18mm, not even for protection. Regards, John John Whittingham ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:44:28 -0800 Subject: Re: K 18 f/3.5 on Digital (was Any screens for manual focusingon*istDS?) > That's good to know. I've never experienced that, but then, rarely > do I use filters. Do you know if that happens on other lenses, such > as the 15mm/3.5? > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: John Whittingham > > > One of the problems with the 18mm f/3.5 is, > > if you use filters you occasionally get the > > lettering around the front element reflected > > back into the lens from the filter. It was > > documented in one of the tests of the K > > 18mm f/3.5. My sample has the lettering > > blacked by the previous owner. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom > it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. If you have received an email in error please notify > Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it > from your systems. > > Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email > attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be > free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. > > Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for > inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for > the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not > necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held > responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
