Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that only the limited series has been completely revamped with new markings and coatings. The HD 55-300 WR is the only other DA lens to receive the new treatment as far as I knew. I have one and asides from being decentered (its going back) the flare resistance is truly superb as is the rendering.
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]>: > >> Does the "HD" mean anything? > > > > HD is the new lens coating technology, replacing SMC. > > This article suggests that all DA lenses have been updated from SMC to HD: > > http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/03/19/farewell-to-flare-pentaxs-hd-limited-lens-lineup-gets-a-real-world-test > > However, the Pentax web site still lists most of them as SMC with just a few > with HD. > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > > -- > 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.
