Paul, that one has nice coatings for sure. I`d say it`s multi-coated.
There`s
just something about those colors, they are beautiful.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Provencher, Paul M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: Super Takumar-Zoom 1:4.5/70~150 with SMC? Yes! (Was a
thread-drifted RE: Fairy pics/Photo Bizz)
> FWIW here is one on eBay that is most likely SMC - check the coating
colors
> and S/N -
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1229939152
> I have noticed that the S/N is placed differently on the beauty ring with
> the two SMC versions (and this one shown here) - (S/N following the lens
> name) vs. the one I had that was not SMC (S/N then lens name)
>
> Paul M. Provencher
> (ppro)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Provencher, Paul M.
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:05 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Super Takumar-Zoom 1:4.5/70~150 with SMC? Yes! (Was a
> thread-drifted RE: Fairy pics/Photo Bizz)
>
>
> The Super Takumar-Zoom 1:4.5/70~150 (S/N 4391349) was for many years
"just"
> a Super Takumar with traditional Super Takumar coatings. But according to
> Gerjan van Oosten in "The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/907653702X/diecastpro
> Asahi first used the SMC coating on the Super Takumar-Zoom 1:4.5/70~150.
>
> I had a much earlier version with regular coating (light amber). See:
> http://whitemetal.com/pentax/st_70~150_45/index.htm
>
> This one here is definitely SMC'd. I have another that is a little
earlier
> than this one (serial number is a couple thousand lower) and the coating
is
> also SMC. It's too bad this lens is so large - it really is quite nice in
> spite of that, and with SMC, I expect it will be very usable. I will try
to
> put images up on my site when I can - right now I am behind on two
deadlines
> for Krause and a book deadline besides. Pay first then play!
>
> The other one I have needs to have a sticky diaphragm taken care of. It
is
> unmarked and still quite smooth other than the diaphragm, has no tripod
> ring, hood, case, caps OR attachment lens. So it will probably be sold
> fairly cheaply (I have sold the plain ST's in complete working order for
> between $100-$150)
>
> Paul M. Provencher
> (ppro)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 3:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Fairy pics/Photo Bizz
> .....etc
> > (ppro)
> >
> > happy as a pig in ---- with my "new" ST 70~150 (late SMC version!)
> > -
> >
>
> They actually put out a "late" SMC coated version
> of the ST 70-150 zoom??????, never seen nor heard
> of that one.
> JCO
>
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