On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 06:27:14PM +0300, Margus Männik scripsit: > No, but it ensures that you'll buy a new lens much sooner - besides > the bayonet, there are more metal parts replaced to plastic ones > inside. OTOH, I have had "plasticky" FAJ 18-35 for many years, and it > 's still like new.
Attaching the metal plate is a labour-intensive step. If they can avoid that, it's probably a good boost to the margin. Also, if they're going to do even four lens barrel colours, that implies a fairly major automation push for lens manufacturing. Taking the "human with a screwdriver" step out is likely a significant win. The writeup doesn't mention a lens hood, either; makes it hard to tell what the weight savings is, beyond "somewhere between 15 and 50 grammes". If it's a new, integral hood design, or no-hood, that would be a larger change than just more plastic in the construction. -- Graydon, who finds it amusing that Pentax is setting to produce it's own line of L glass, aimed squarely at the cost-conscious end of the market. -- 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.
