Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/22

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Subject: [Leica] Pentax 10-17mm full-frame fisheye
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Tue May 22 23:11:30 2007
References: <DF997E0C-4EFD-4AC7-B6C2-5BA86EF546D8@charter.net> <46532498.9000205@hemenway.com> <EF3CFCD4-4776-4616-84C8-9BC91BC26F13@charter.net> <4653C4D8.3000502@hemenway.com>

Over at Tokina, I was told that the lens is even usable on the 5D.  
But it does capture the built-in hood in the shot at 10mm.

Slobodan Dimitrov




On May 22, 2007, at 9:36 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Hi Slobo:
>
> Don't forget, it's not full frame, so it vignettes a little on a  
> 35mm film Pentax.
>
> Here's some taken about a year ago using the DA fisheye on my  
> Pentax ZX5n... with the Fisheye set for 10 and 14mm and with the  
> vignetting cropped off:
>
> http://www.half-fast.com/ZX5n-DA-Fisheye/
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>
>> Ok, I'm sold!
>> Thanks, Jim.
>> I guess that's my project lens for the beginning of summer.
>> That is if I don't get buried in another 4x5 camera for a current   
>> project.
>> Slobodan Dimitrov
>> On May 22, 2007, at 10:12 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
>>> Slobo:
>>>
>>> I am unaware of a Pentax 10-17 full frame, but my SMC DA 10-17  
>>> is  one of my favorite lenses:
>>>
>>> http://www.hemenway.com/BostonWaterfront-isDS-04222007/
>>> All but the last two.
>>>
>>> http://www.half-fast.com/CapeAnn-isDS-12282006/
>>> Numbers 1754, 1757, 1748, and 1750.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> slobodan dimitrov wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone out there use one of these?
>>>> Any sample images, asides the factory promos?
>>>> TIA
>>>> S. Dimitrov
>>>
>>>
>>>
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