Thanks guys.. U2 Bob (RELAX man. You'll pop a gasket) <g>
Shel brought up coatings.....
I was at Dimitrov's PENTAX page & under Non-SMC lenses he touched on
Cosmicar & it's CCT heritage..... specificly mentioning it's lack of the
7-layer SMC coating.
IIRC .... the whole reason I got that lens (in '85) was the written hype
over how it had a superior coating (not SMC, granted).
The body says CPC Phase2 CCT Macro Zoom 70-200mm f1:4 & has Cosmicar
stamped near the base on the ring. It's all metal & has been one of the
first lenses I usually grab (not that I have a whole bunch to begin with).
I don't get wood when I see pics from it, but I don't gripe either (peeps
looking at the pics keep saying I ought to go Pro... but what do they
know?). Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't go out & BUY this lens today
... but any idea if this thing is decently coated or not???
It "seems" to be from the colors & the way it's held up (no scratches etc).
And side-by-side.... it's a damn good clone of the 70-210 SMC.
Just curious.
I seem to remember it being abt $240 in '85.... not that it has Jack to do
with the price of rice in Siam. <g>
Proving (once again) ya get what you pay for.
Scoot
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