The red tick is the infrared focus offset for the lens. With infrared film you focus the lens. Note the distance. Then move that distance to the red tick.

The red f-stop and red distance sets hyperfocal on the WA lenses.

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Andre Langevin wrote:

I didn't understand the thing with the red tic mark on the lens, explained by Dough??
Jens Bladt


On their WA lenses (since the Super-Takumar lenses), Pentax have a number on the distance scale that is red, as is also the "8" on the aperture ring. If you align the two red numbers, you are set at hyperfocal distance for f8. Check where is the infinity mark and you'll understand.

Hyper focal distance nothing to do with zone focusing. (William Robb)


Well, hyper-focal focusing is one way of doing zone-focussing, no?

Andre



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