Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

[Carlos Royo]

Alan Chan escribi�:
--- Carlos Royo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The FA* 24 mm. 2.0 has a "sandwich" aspherical element (aspheric plastic 
surface on a glass lens), but the FA 35 2.0 has a molded all glass 
aspherical element.

Just a quick look at the Japanese site and it says
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it translates into "hybrid aspherics". The other one from FA31 says
&#12460;&#12521;&#12473;&#12514;&#12540;&#12523;&#12489;&#38750;&#29699;&#38754;&#12524;&#12531;&#12474;
which translated into "glass molding aspherics"...
Hi Alan:
A Pentax rep told me a few years ago about the glass molded aspherical 
element in the FA 35 mm. 2.0, in fact he said it was the sixth and last 
element of that lens. But, of course, he could be wrong.
I have checked a Pentax Germany pdf file about that particular lens, and 
it says it's got an aspherical element, but it doesn't specify whether 
it is hybrid or not.


Carlos