Just checked my H3b. It has the orange "R." Paul via phone
On Aug 13, 2013, at 10:55 PM, "Joe J. Wilensky" <[email protected]> wrote: > The earlier 8-element version was sought after by collectors for a while > because it didn't yellow with age, as the 7-element lens did. The 7-element > 50/1.4 Takumar used thorium in (one?) rare-earth glass element, as did a > couple of other Takumars of the time. > > I think the earlier lens was worse wide open and took longer to improve by > stopping down, though it gave a dreamy effect when wide open that was > sometimes desirable. > > The earlier lens' rear element may have also protruded more -- in fact, when > it was released, it couldn't be used on earlier Pentax SV/H3v, S3/H3, > S1a/H1a, etc. cameras because of the mirror box design. The SV/H3v mirror box > was tweaked to allow this lens to be mounted without damaging the rear > element (those later SV/H3v cameras had the green "R" marking the rewind > lever rather than an orange one. > > Joe > > > >> Oh I see. Reading a bit on this there appears to be little quality >> difference in pictures between the two optical formulas and that the 8 >> element is rare, and obviously more valuable. Pretty much as much as I >> assumed. I guess if hybrids existed they would be rare yet and worth a >> bit more. >> >> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm going to be the dumb guy here and ask is there any real major >>> differences between the 7 and 8 element version optically? IIRC the >>> earlier version is more desirable? Or do I have it the wrong way >>> around? I never got what the big deal was over the Takumar 50/1.4. I >>> have a M50/1.4 and its very, very good for portraits with delicious >>> smooth bokeh. From some sources, I heard the takumar is slightly >>> softer. So what's the deal with this lens? >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> That's true, J.C. but that is the part you are least likely to see >>>> when looking at photos (online auctions, etc.) >>>> The lens will either be on the camera or they will have a cap on the >>>> back. Unless the seller knows what they actually have, in which case >>>> somebody else can buy it. >>>> : ) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 3:25 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> FWIW, >>>>> >>>>> The easiest way to tell a true 8 element is the rear glass element >>>>> protrudes unprotected. On the later 7 element versions the rear >>>>> element glass has a metal rim protecting it. >>>>> jco > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
