"Super Multi Coating" is a bit cheesy, don't you think? Not quite on the "Sensor Ability Fortifying Optical Compensation System" level, but still... <wink>
Alex On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > I read it as: > LIMITED (lens line) UPGRADES. > > > As for the name, - yes, "HD" is ubiquitous these days, and that's what > they are targeting. > "SMC" is "widely known to a limited circle of people". HD is a better > buzz word for the broader customer base. > > > Wed Dec 4 12:37:11 EST 2013 > Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: > > > However, AFAIK HD is not a new version of SMC, but a different kind of > coating (just like, but not really on the same level as Aero Bright > Coating). I agree the name is generic, though. > > Alex > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:37 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwentysix at gmail.com> > wrote: >> SMC has changed considerably over the years since it was first introduced. >> Ricoh is doing a lot of good things with the Pentax Brand but moving the >> nomenclature from SMC to HD isn't one of them. SMC means something, HD is >> generic and doesn't. >> >> >> On 12/4/2013 8:45 AM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:24 PM, CollinB <collinb at brendemuehl.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/hd-pentax-limited-primes-review.html >>>> All SMC to HD. >>>> And they have earned a red stripe for differentiation. >>>> >>> And better coatings (not that SMC was bad, but there is a difference), >>> and rounded apertures (some are complaining about that) >>> >>> Alex >>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
