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screwdriver222
Posted 07/02/2015 - 10:00 Link
I thought the green rings on the lens barrel was being replaced with red ones. On the 2 lenses just released they are back to green.

I wondered if Ricoh/Pentax have changed there mind or is there some new methodology .

Any ideas

Jeff
walkeja
Posted 07/02/2015 - 10:50 Link
screwdriver222 wrote:
I thought the green rings on the lens barrel was being replaced with red ones. On the 2 lenses just released they are back to green.

I wondered if Ricoh/Pentax have changed there mind or is there some new methodology .

Any ideas

Jeff

For "methodology" read METHOD.

Jeff, "methodology" is the study of methods.
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Algernon
Posted 07/02/2015 - 10:53 Link
It depends on who they get to do the painting and what paint he has in
the gun at the time...

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Algi
Edited by Algernon: 07/02/2015 - 10:55
gwing
Posted 07/02/2015 - 10:56 Link
walkeja wrote:
screwdriver222 wrote:
I thought the green rings on the lens barrel was being replaced with red ones. On the 2 lenses just released they are back to green.

I wondered if Ricoh/Pentax have changed there mind or is there some new methodology .

Any ideas

Jeff

For "methodology" read METHOD.



Jeff, "methodology" is the study of methods.

f you are going to be a pedant and call people on use of language when what they have written is commonly accepted usage, then at least be correct.

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Edited by gwing: 07/02/2015 - 10:58
johnriley
Posted 07/02/2015 - 11:22 Link
Indeed, but pedantry apart, green seems to indicate SMC and red HD, so far at least. I suppose these are images of prototypes, so we'll see what the colour coding means when we have the first production lenses.
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screwdriver222
Posted 07/02/2015 - 12:15 Link
Quote:
For "methodology" read METHOD.

Jeff, "methodology" is the study of methods.

I is a Janner, don't speak kreck inlish down yer

Jeff
McGregNi
Posted 07/02/2015 - 12:15 Link
But I understood that HD was really a replacement for SMC, ie incorporating it? Or are they still separate distinct coating aspects ... Not sure, do we have lenses designated 'SMC hd' ? Oh well, in any case, I assume there's some methodology in the madness ....
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walkeja
Posted 07/02/2015 - 17:08 Link
gwing wrote:
walkeja wrote:
Quote:
I thought the green rings on the lens barrel was being replaced with red ones. On the 2 lenses just released they are back to green.

I wondered if Ricoh/Pentax have changed there mind or is there some new methodology .

Any ideas

Jeff

Thanks for proving me right


For "methodology" read METHOD.



Jeff, "methodology" is the study of methods.

f you are going to be a pedant and call people on use of language when what they have written is commonly accepted usage, then at least be correct.

Read, and learn link

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Jonathan-Mac
Posted 07/02/2015 - 19:45 Link
I much prefer the green - I hate that they started copying Canon with the red rings.
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gwing
Posted 07/02/2015 - 22:43 Link
On reflection, given Pentax's penchant for playing with colours, it's quite amazing we don't have rainbow ones by now.

That was probably a bad thing to say, I hope nobody from Pentax marketing division is actually reading this or you can blame me later.
obione
Posted 08/02/2015 - 05:43 Link
Pearlescent coating option on new HD Lenses possibly
gwing wrote:
On reflection, given Pentax's penchant for playing with colours, it's quite amazing we don't have rainbow ones by now.

That was probably a bad thing to say, I hope nobody from Pentax marketing division is actually reading this or you can blame me later.

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GlynM
Posted 08/02/2015 - 08:48 Link
Some of my lenses, the Samsung re-badged Pentax lenses, have blue rings.

Glyn
robbiec
Posted 09/02/2015 - 11:57 Link
According to Japanese review of HD150-450, Pentax is reverting to green ring to signify "growth and development, nature and fresh". From now on Green for standard, Gold for * lines.
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