Zenitar 16mm for K1000

Published by: jane 2009-01-08

Do any of my brethren here at TPF have the Zenitar 16mm fisheye? What's your take on it? Where'd you get it? I found this on eSlay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FISHEYE-ZENITAR-K-2-8-16-LENS-PENTAX-RICOH_W0QQitemZ150151341925QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4688 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Perception [Powered by Invision Power Board]::
Don't have a lot of money, but if you have a Pentax K1000 that be perfect. Also if anyone has a Zenitar 16mm for sale, let me know.
http://forums.skateperception.com/index.php?act=Print&client=printer&f=80&t=170680HOME

Pentax, Manual Focus Pentax Lenses, Auto Focus Pentax Lenses items ::
Lens "Zenitar-K" f/2.8/16mm Pentax Fish-Eye New. Location: Russian Federation . PENTAX-A 70-200mm Macro f4 K Lens--K1000/MX/K20D/K200D
http://photography.shop.ebay.ie/items/To-Fit-Pentax__W0QQToFit9582e4ecZPentax8e46b812QQ_catrefZ1QQ_dmptZUKQ5fCamerasPhotoQ5fCameraAccessoriesQ5fCameraLensesFiltersQ5fJNQQ_flnZ1QQ_sacatZ48557QQ_ssovZ1QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em282HOME

Has anyone ever boughten a lens from overseas? I'm kinda weary about it...

It seems rather inexpensive. I seem to remember someone once telling me that you get what you pay for.

Anyone Still Manual Focus? - The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com::
15 posts - Last post: Dec 9, 2008I've used manual-focus lenses a bit on my last couple WDW trips my Zenitar 16mm fisheye got a lot of use on my 1/07 trip (I highly
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=29070069HOME

Here are a few shots taken with a Zenitar 16 mm on an *istD The FOV will be even wider on your K1000 !! < I didn't take these, but figured i'd show you some examples > I've been debating on getting one of these too !!
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/5966-mr-zenitar-goes-washington.html

I seem to remember someone once telling me that you get what you pay for.

doubles - Vox::
The day before I left for Venice my new Zenitar 16mm lens arrived. italy,; canal,; venice,; fish eye,; pentax k-1000,; hotel bauer,; gondolas,; e-6
http://missivesfromthebirdcage.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225278752549d00cd9709a6124cd5.htmlHOME

Well... to some extent. You get what you pay for, but you don't only pay for quality, or even for quality control. Often for example you pay for brand name. With a Russian lens you are hardly going to be paying much for the name. Optically such lenses can be pretty good for the money, since they tend to be fairly basic optical designs and often "borrowed" ones. For example I have an 85mm f/2 which is great; it's basically a copy of a very old but very good Zeiss design. The downsides: it's heavy, it's stiff to focus, it's fully manual to the extent of having to set aperture on one dial and use another to actually stop it down. But optically it's very good. And it was a lot less expensive than even this Zenitar.

I would not feel confident buying such a lens from overseas though. Instead I'd suggest waiting for one to turn up on the auction site or on a buy/sell forum. You could probably find one in m42 mount, and then use it with an adapter.