the earlier S-M-C had the old and the later SMC had the new huh? That's so informative! I think you meant the earlier S-M-C had the metal and the later SMC had the rubber focus ring.
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:22 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: screw mount huh? Takumars came with both the scalloped metal focusing ring, with a matching scalloped aperture ring, or a rubberized focusing and ribbed aperture ring. The change came with the SMC designation. The earlier Super-Multi-Coated had the old ring the SMC had the new cosmetics. Lon Williamson wrote: > The Tak screw mount lenses I've seen don't have > rubber on the focusing ring. They look to be > of a scalloped metal design. So the externals, > at least, do vary from Tak to 1st K mount. > > -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
