Hmm.... I thought Boz uncovered some sort of hard evidence that they are slightly different? Anyway, I know that my K outperforms both of my M's wide open.
I agree that the coatings may have been improved, however, I cannot observe any difference, either in appearance or performance WRT flare control. Thanks, William in Utah. 1/1/2003 11:55:55 AM, "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Steve Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>It appears that Pentax makes both a 50 F1.4 SMC (52mm >>filter) and a 50 F1.4 SMC-M (49mm filter). Which one >>is better optically, build, etc.? > >They're identical optically (although the coatings *may* have been improved >in the M version). The SMC 50 f1.4 (52mm filter) has better build quality. > >-- >Mark Roberts >Photography and writing >www.robertstech.com > > >
