I have seen many a lenses in my day and On well used examples the rubber DOES Wear down. Its just not that durable Compared to metal rings. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Spotmatic F and Super Takumars ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Spotmatic F and Super Takumars > Listen mr thinks he knows it all, those rubber > Grips wear down and get slick while the huge > Protrusions in the metal rings we were talking > About don't. anybody who slips with those > Protuded metal lenses is a limp wristed > Wimp. You are both ignorant and a fool. You keep proving it by discussing things you know nothing about. I've never had a rubber focussing grip wear down, I have noticed that at -20F, rubber grips are easier to hold onto and turn compared to knurled metal. I do construction work, I am not a limp wristed little electronics engineer from Florida. > > Secondly, I have the opposite problem, > The heat here in FL, especially in the > Summer causes the rubber ones to get > Wet and slippery due to perspiration > And the metal protruded ones are better > For that too. The discussion was about cold weather shooting. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
