Great piece of kit, seems the coating on the lens works good with the istd, at least I have not noticed any purple fringing. Mine had a rachety, stiff aperture ring which has loosened with a bit of use. I hope you enjoy yours Finn
Hi Alvin, common name according to my better half is "red hot poker". I have tried to make a b&w in my raw processor, which I found to be satisfying at least with this effort. I will try some other photos ,see how they go.