what does AL in a lens name mean?

Hi all, I was wondering what AL in a lens name means. Aluminium? Frank - 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 .

Re: what does AL in a lens name mean?

"Frank Wajer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering what AL in a lens name means. Aluminium? It means Aspherical. - 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

Re: what does AL in a lens name mean?

Hi Frank, It means Aspherical Lens. In the catalogue, PENTAX explains AL as Hybrid Aspherical Lens. Sincerely, Take Ueda, Osaka, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.tripod.co.jp/hayatama/photo/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: what does AL in a lens name mean?

Hi, Take ... Takehiko Ueda wrote: In the catalogue, PENTAX explains AL as Hybrid Aspherical Lens. What is a "Hybrid Aspherical Lens"? Is that one with a plastic piece glued to glass? Does Pentax use a different designation for a non-hybrid asph. lens? Does Pentax make or market a

Re: Hybrid Aspherical Lens (Was: what does AL in a lens name mean?)

Takehiko Ueda wrote: FA*24/2: one glass molded(?) According to a Pentax Z-1 brochure I have (published in 1992), the AL element in the FA* 24 mm. 2.0 is hybrid. -- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zaragoza (Aragon) - Spain