In a message dated 2/2/2002 9:50:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> When Pentax changed the screwmount "Super-Multi-Coated"
> Takumars to "SMC" Takumars the build quality went down.
> I have dealt in many of these lenses and found many
> of the "SMC" versions where the focus smoothness
> was shit compared to the earlier versions. The K
> lenses are the same build quality as the "SMC" Taks
> but not as good as the "Super-Multi-Coated" Taks.
> I dont know if the changes that occured were due to
> material changes or wider tolerances but they simply
> are not as smooth feeling as the "Super-Multi-Coated" Taks
> were. It is very rare to find "Super-Multi-Coated" Taks
> WITHOUT buttery smooth focus, not true of the "SMC" Taks
> and the K lenses. Not that the K's are terrible, they
> just arent quite as nice.
> JCO
>
My God I'm lost...mine just sez: "Super-Takumar"
Help,
Bob G
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