Bill ... More elements and groups doesn't necessarily mean a "better" optic. There are many factors involved, including the type of glass used, coatings, design of the elements/groups, and so forth. The M lenses were "downsized" and so may need more elements to come up to the quality of the equivalent K lens - and, as it has been argued, the K lenses in general are better optically than the M lenses. The proof, of course, is in the photograph, not the spec sheets.
"Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote: > According to both Boz' site and George de Fockert's site, the K is four > groups, four elements. The M is five groups, five elements. Seems like a > good reason to prefer the M in this case. Am I missing something? Or is > the simpler design of the K actually a better-corrected optic? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - 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 .
