Re: screw mount huh?

[Peter J. Alling]

I can't do a direct comparison since I don't have a K1.4, I do however 
have the k1.8 and the SMCT 1.8 and there doesn't
seem to be much difference in weight, even though the K is a physically 
larger lens.  I would assume that because the K1.4 was
built larger then it might have more metal, and being a premium product 
there would be less chance of materials substitution.

Rebekah Gonzalez wrote:
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: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
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

     

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