Paul M. Provencher wrote: "Three versions actually"(...) As regards the the two SMCs, is the second version (6 elements in 6 groups, Pentax Code 43812) optically better than the earlier version (4 elements in 4 groups, Pentax Code 43802)? And, besides than faster, is the SMC Takumar 135 f/2.5 (6 elements/6 groups) optically better than the SMC Takumar 135 f/3.5 (4 elements/4 groups, Pentax Code 43542) ? TIA and happy new year to all (both screwmount and k fans...) of you Fabio
----- Original Message ----- From: Paul M. Provencher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 6:36 AM Subject: RE: Super Takumar 135/2.5 > Three versions actually. But if yours is the Super Takumar with amber coating or amber/blue coating, it would be the first version, > without multi-coating. > > ppro > > P.S. Some very late Super-Takumars came through with SMC so compare coating to a known SMC version to determine if you got lucky... > > http://whitemetal.com/pentax/index.htm (see the lenses pages for both versions of this lens) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 11:02 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Super Takumar 135/2.5 > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I saw a ST 135/2.5 at a second-hand shop. But I remember that it has two versions (with and without SMC). Is it true? How > > could I distinguish the versions? Please advise. Thanks! > > > > Frankie > > ---------------------------------------------- > > 歡迎使用HongKong.com郵件系統 > > Thank you for using hongkong.com Email system > > - > > 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 . > - > 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 . - 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 .
