No, I don't care to run the test. (LoL) Well, this gives me even more hope.
Jack --- Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 24/04/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can only hope. ;) > > Lifted directly from a post I made re lens cleaning Nov 2000: > > In an except from the Leica Fotographie International magazine 6/99 > page 37 > the following can be found: > > "The resistance and adhesive power of the outer layer is so good that > there > is little likelihood of damage by environmental influences or > persistent > cleaning on the part of the user. Numerous abrasion tests have been > carried > out. There is one that uses a rubber eraser which contains up to 50% > pumice-stone grains. The standard test is to rub backwards and > forwards 20 > times with a pressure of 1kg. Afterwards, no scratches should be > visible on > the lens surface." > > Although this passage refers to Leica coatings and practices I would > be quite > disappointed if the late Pentax coatings didn't exhibit the same wear > resistance. Anyone care to run the above test on a neglected piece of > SMC > hardware? > > Cheers, > > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
