Dave wrote:
>There is no need to worry about the durability of the Pentax SMC coating. >It is tougher than the glass itself. There have been stories told here of >Pentax lenses being used as ashtrays with no ill effects, after a good >clean. In addition, if you should be unlucky enough to damage the glass, replacing it is cheap; perhaps in the $50-100 area. Depending on lens - the large telephotos front element is of course an exception. If you have a few lenses it's cheaper to fix possible damages than buying protective filters. P�l - 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 .
