On 20 Jan 2002 at 18:39, Alan Chan wrote: > >>I believe each model was made of the same material. For instance, all > >>A50/1.7 were made of plastic, not just the aperture ring. > > > >Sorry, no A series lens has a plastic barrel, my A50 f/1.7 is in Singapore at > >the moment so it is hard to check but I will check the ring when it returns. > > The body of the A50/1.7 and the aperture ring were made of plastic. The > barrel of the lens elements were metal. And the screw holes have the > tendenecy to crack.
The body or the focus ring? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 .
