"David A. Mann" wrote:
> Joseph McAllister writes:
>
> > Just for the record, I take exception to all you skilled photographers who
> > spend hours in the darkroom, and more hours reading, and more writing about B&W
> > photography, and printing, and yet still describe the FA series lenses as black.
>
> Does that include the 24mm f/2.0? <g>
OK, OK... For those who do not know, there are a pantload of Pentax F and FA lenses
(maybe even K, or M42) that do not conform with the current form factor or designer
color.
Most FA * lenses (I can attest to the 24mm f:2.0 and the 85mm f:1.4) are currently a
Champagne. (Earlier models were an off white)
The normal FA color was a dark gray, fairly uniform throughout (as colored plastic
goes). The 'F' series had a medium gray barrel, darker gray focus, diaphragm ring and
mount reduction ring.
> (I work in colour)
As do I. Or I did. Don't have a color corrected viewing booth, a densitometer, a
hydrometer, a viscometer, or a durameter, or a supply of Type C test strips from
Kodak anymore. Do have a "standard" negative and print, but they are more than xx
years old, and probably not viable, a "standard" thermometer (which tells me only one
of my 9 immersion thermometers is correct within 1/4 degree F) and lots of Color
"standard" matrixes and charts.
> Cheers,
>
> - Dave
It's a pleasure to meet someone as picky as I. Stick with it - keep the bastards in
line! :-)
> David A. Mann, B.E.
> email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
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