CheekyGeek wrote: >After doing some research, I see that there were two versions of the >Super Tak. The earlier version was an 8 element design and is >reportedly less sharp than the later 7 element Thorium design (which >continued through the S-M-C - not sure about the SMC rubber focus ring >version). That's the one I have. You can tell by the placement of the >red IR focus indicator. If it is between the f4 marks it is the older >8 element. Outside the f4 marks it is the newer 7 element design.
Wow, thanks. Where did you get this information? It appears that my Super Multi-Coated Tak 50/1.4 is the later version. >Should be fun running some side-by-side tests of these lenses on my >K-x. Does the AWB compensate for the thorium color shift or is the UV >clearing on the S-M-C required? AWB should compensate, but I'll be interested in the results of your testing. -- 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.
