----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Bailey" Subject: RE: Strange
G'day All. I have a similar lens. It is a TAKUMAR-F ZOOM 70-200 4-5.6 I wonder what the difference is between the TAKUMAR and the PENTAX?
The Pentax lenses are multicoated on every glass/air surface.
The Takumars are multicoated on the front and back surfaces only, and single coated on the internal air/glass surfaces.
Thats what my rep told me, anyway.
That's the difference between SMC lenses and non-SMC lenses. The difference between non-SMC "Pentax" lenses and non-SMC "Takumar" lenses is limited to the name and the region in which the lens was first sold, I believe.
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