Re: Kiev fisheye (was: Re: IR spherical panorama)

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 18 Oct 00 at 3:59, PHOTO-TECH wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:20:20 -0600, you wrote:
> 
> > Yes, flare is a problem with ANY
> >lens with this angle of view, or any lens that you point directly into a
> >bright light source. The only/best lenses that correct for this are the
> >current crop of Zeiss T* lenses. Even they do not totally eliminate flare
> >problems.
> >For the money, and even for considerably more, the Kiev 30mm lens is very,
> >very good. At least good as most 35mm lenses for panoramic photography. I
> >may try to find some way of mounting it on my Speed Graphic 4x5.
> >
> >Russ Rosener
> 
> 	Well the 37mm/4.5 for the RZ is the best I've ever
> seen. Watched as John Woodward stood about 10 feet from a
> softbox and fired the light right across the lens front. No
> flare at all. But then it's $2700 !

If anyone wants to buy my mintish RB 37mm for US$1500, I am game....;))
(I have been offered another (more used) one by a friend, for a good 
price....:)) 
 

--                 
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand

<w.j.markerink@xxxxx>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
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