"Updating of classic Tessar design for manual focus
applications"
I would have thought the original Tessar design was optimized
for manual focus.
And they brag about the 7 rounded aperture blades for "natural
out of focus highlights".
Doesn't the 43mm have 9 blades? I know the 77 does.
They don't mention any metal though.
It's also a stop slower than the Pentax 43mm f1.9.
Also, it has to be used on Nikon bodies.
The FM-3a on the other hand looks like a sweet camera. It used
the MD-12 motor, which means it is, in fact, an FE/FM chassis. I
liked my FE and FM-2 lots. I don't know about the match needle
meter. I really do think LEDs are better.
William Robb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: April 20, 2001 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: Nikon's New Manual-focus SLR kicks butt!
> I've not seen anything to indicate this lens has any metal on
it whatsoever. Read the description. Knowing the Nikon marketing
department, if there was any metal anywhere close to this lens,
we'd know about it.
>
> Doug
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