pentax substituted aluminum for brass where it wasn't critical to avoid binding, to reduce weight. .
Rebekah Gonzalez wrote:
well you see, the reason i asked was that i had recently wandered into my local camera shop (oops) and i just happened to have my camera with me(oops some more). so i was looking at this screw mount that had just been sold to the store and although it was technically the same lens as my own (50mm 1.4) there was definitely a weight difference. any suggestions as to why?
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