Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

[Alan Chan]

By comparing the diagrams of similar optics from different manufacturers, it 
is not difficult to see that they are very different (even those popular 
50mm). I would be very surprised when 2 designers came up with the the exact 
same lens arrangement (both diagrams are identical in this case) when they 
were not copying each other. Is it possible, yes, anything is possible, but 
highly unlikely. The optics might be fine tuned slightly, but they even look 
the same when the lenses are extended to closest focus. But geez, I must be 
stupid to think that way, I know.

Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
I haven't looked at the diagram for these lenses... but a lens diagram that 
contains a figure for each element and does not have precise measurements, 
curvatures and more than I care to mention,   amounts to nothing but a 
pretty picture if you're trying to determine if two lenses are indeed of 
the exact same design.

It's like drawing a top down diagram of a 4-door, 4-cylinder, 4-wheeled 
automobile.  They'll all look the same.
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