I really don't know if getting a SMC filter will help a whole lot, as SMC
lenses have the coating on all glass-air surfaces, not just the front
element. It will help if he is currently using cheap filters, that are
either single coated or uncoated. But I don't think throwing a SMC filter
on an inferior lens is going to automatically make them Pentax quality.
However, he could get a screw to Minolta adaptor and use those wonderful
SMC Takumars on his Minolta camera:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1216472688
Todd
At 04:23 PM 2/25/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>My friend asked me recently a question, that made me wonder a bit...
>He is a Minolta user, but having Minolta as well as Tamron lenses, he often
>complains of the quality of his photos when comparing them to those of me
>and of our third friend. He finds our photos being sharper and more
>saturated. The point is that, unlike him, we two are Pentax users and he
>considers Pentax optics to be far superior (*grin*) to especially that of
>Minolta. We all think it's because of the SMC technology. So he asked me if
>there's a filter made by Pentax that would provide him with the SMC. I'll
>broaden this issue. I know Pentax produces filters. But are those filters of
>all kinds (UV, skylight, ND, polar and so on)? And more important, are they
>coated, especially with the SMC? And for my friend, is there a filter that
>provides only the SMC "effect"?
>Thanx in advance
>Greetz
>Artur
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