I've seen only 6 SF1n's so far but they all had the plastic eyepiece. The other two lenses in the assembly 'appear' to be coated glass.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Wilensky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Glass viewfinder optics for the SF1n > > > I thought the whole SF series had glass viewfinder optics, like all > Pentax cameras before them, and it was the PZ series that started the > unfortunate foray into easily scratched plastic eyepieces. Are you > sure the SF1n with plastic optics is the norm? > > Joe > > > >>I now have 2 SF1n bodies, one with coated glass optics I stole > >>from an SF1 and the other with the stock plastic lenses in the > >>viewfinder. > >>The plastic one is just usable, the glass one's got a viewfinder > >>image sharp enough to cut your eyeball! > >>Has anyone ever tried to purchase a 'kit' from Pentax to upgrade > >>the 1n to the coated glass? > >>If so do you remember the aproximate cost? > >> > >>TIA > >>Don > > > >I just learn that only the SF1 had glass optics! > > > >The selling price of a broken SF1 might be low enough that to get > >the "kit" from there is viable. > > > >Andre > >
