Thanks, Paul, for giving me the STRAIGHT scoop on this. Some of these other clowns, I don't know... :)
t On 12/15/01 3:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > No. I think that was a typo. The Super Multi Coated Tak 85/1.8 is very > desirable but somewhat pricey. (It's supposed to be optically similar to > the K, but it's obviously not identical. It has a 58 mm front element as > opposed to the 52 of the K.) The Super Multi Coated 85/1.9 is extremely > rare, but allegedly not as good as the 1.8. The Super Takumar 85/1.9 is > fairly common, reasonably good, and not all that pricey. I believe > there's also a very early Auto Takumar 85/1.8 with manual aperture. (Is > that right Collin?) I have no idea how it's rated. > Paul > > Timothy Sherburne wrote: >> >> Waitaminute... I've seen an 85/1.8 and 85/1.9 around, but there was also a >> Takumar 85/1.4? >> >> On 12/15/01 9:15 AM, Fred wrote: >> >>> By the way, the optically identical SMCT 85/1.4 similarly is in great demand >>> amongst the screwmount - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
