sorry forgot to point out that mine was actually the heavier of the two. :-/ i dunno.
rg2 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 12:20 PM Subject: Re: screw mount huh? > I don't know which lens you have but I assume that there is either > simply more metal in the m42 lens, or > 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? > > > >rg2 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. > --P.J. O'Rourke > > >
