If this defect rate is true, its absurd for a lens markded as a DA * STAR lens or a lens as expensive as it is. For that kind of money, you are paying not only for a quality lens, but also for professional testing of that lens. Amateurs do not have the proper gear to do verification testing of lenses, it should be included in the high price.
Back in the day all lenses were tested, some twice. Im still waiting for the comparison test between the SMCK 55mm /F1.8-2.0 lens and the DA*55mm/1.4. Why, because the SMCK 55mm sells for about 1/10 the price on the used market. It would be nice to know what the differences are ( assuming good samples of each, easy to find on the SMCK , difficult apparently on the DA* version). -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) Home Page - www.jchriso.com Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
