The first 1.8 preceded the 1.9. Pentax was into 85 mm lenses in a big
way.
On Sep 26, 2005, at 9:58 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I believe the earlier one - the Auto Tak, was a 1.9 ...
Shel
[Original Message]
From: P. J. Alling
Well, we are talking about the SMC Takumar, (I think).
Paul Stenquist wrote:
There are two screwmount 85/1.8 lenses. The early one is simply a
Takumar or perhaps an Auto Takumar. The later one is an Super Multi
Coated Takumar. They have nothing in common. The later one is very
good and usually quite expensive. It is reportedly optically
identical
to the K 85/1.8. I sold mine a year ago for $275.
