Anyone know if there has been a major design/quality update on the 35mm fisheye between the SMC Takumar and latest offerings? I'd heard that a lot of the latest lenses are simply re-packaged older designs. I'm looking to buy a secondhand fisheye and the lower price of the older lens is attractive.

-- Keith Davison (keith.davison@ncl.ac.uk), May 13, 2002

Answers

There is no evidence of an optical change since the Takumar. The Pentax and Takumar both show 11 elements and 7 groups. I would think that Pentax would produce a 35mm rectilinear. It would be a big seller.

-- Steve Rasmussen (srasmuss@flash.net), May 13, 2002.