It used to be so before World War II because of un-coated lenses - but not anymore, even less with multicoating. Not many single-element designs around ;-) All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 22. tammikuuta 2003 2:04 Aihe: RE: Vivitar 35-85 better than Pentax 24-90? > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:44 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: Vivitar 35-85 better than Pentax 24-90? >> <snip>Less elements for the same amount of >correction means more contrast/resolution. The vivitar >series 1 varifocal lenses were made that way for maximum image >quality, not to save costs, they were MORE expensive than >similar true zooms of the time they were made. >JCO >
