On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 13:51:49 GMT, Steffen Kluge wrote:

>can anybody relate some first-hand experience with this Russian
>made lens, available in various mounts, that is omnipresent on
>eBay?

The memory of the image is dim, but a user who liked
it sent me an image shot with one that looked at least
decent in the corners... Cheap, it may be worth a try.
My favorite: the older Nikkor 16mm f3.5, which is about
as good as wide-angles get (very sharp to the corners
[and with good corners even wide open], very "brilliant"
and free of flare, and good on the TC14A converter...;-).