Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Actually I find them to be very similar, all of my Taks are the fully metal construction, I don't have any that have the rubberized focusing ring, my comparison is the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar, which should be the same as the SMC. The 8 element is a legendary lens and I am a Tak Collector having most of their lenses between 17mm and 200mm, with a few very expensive exceptions, so of course I have to have the 8 element in my collection. If I were just wanting a good lens I would be happy with the Super Multi Coated and in fact the 8 element can be a problem on a Canon FF where the Super Multi Coated is not.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I actually have the 7 element variant, and I was wondering how much I was actually missing.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

The out of focus area on the 8 element might be just a tad better, but it is hard to say, I have never set down and done some controlled testing, I have the lens you have as well in it is a good lens, the Super-Multi-Coated has 8 diaphragm blades vs 6 in the older lenses and of course that is an advantage for the so called bokeh.

Michael71

Mine is the Pentax 35mm f2.4, which has approximately the same angle of view as a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera or on a full-frame camera.

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

that would be my 58mm noct-nikkor.