What are the lenses made of? I'm looking for something with real hard plastic lenses, not the film lenses like the "free" ones from the movie theater. Thank you.
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The lenses are hard plastic. However they do not work for IMAX 3D, which is the sole reason i bought them. The fit and finish is on par with any inexpensive pair of sunglasses, which is to say the quality is much better than the crap they hand out at theaters. What type of 3D do they work for? I don't know, I threw them away since the only 3D i watch is IMAX.
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They are plastic, like lower end sunglasses is how I would compare. They are pretty decent quality for the price you pay.
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They are plastic. In years past I had always had glass in all of my filters, and of course the glass is more durable... and much more expensive than the plastic. After reading several reviews, the reality finally hit me..."How often am I really going to be using these...really?? I decided that it wasn't going to be a great percentage of the time... and when I do, it will be for a specific purpose and series of shots... mostly on a tripod. So the chance of damage is minimized... and I just need to think about what I'm doing... it's not like a skylight or UV where, for the most part, you are leaving it on to protect the lens... ALL of the time. Filter storage is a sturdy fold-over design with hooknloop closure and the filters come in individual clear sleeves that are reuseable if you are careful with them... I have had no problems with the filters getting scratched so far... they are in my kit (3 different diameters to cover my normal lenses and 3 steps ea.) just for the eventuality that I find I am in the situation that I need them... for the price I couldn't beat them. Remember that in the early days of photography, as well as many pro's today, they used gelatin filters ALL the time, not glass.... so yes, they are plastic.
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The barrel of this lens is metal, and lenses are of specialized glass. This is a seriously dense and heavy piece of professional hardware. Were it not for the stellar output, I would hate to carry this monster around for hours. Go to flickr and check the pictures out.
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As I recall they were hard plastic. I only had mine a few days. I sent it back due to a different issue.
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The lenses are high grade plastic/acrylic. They work wonders on making the car look good and of course the headlights are nice and bright. It was worth the effort. Followed a u-tube video on how to install.
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The piece holding the lenses are hard plastic and the other part is a rubber material.
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Sorry it took so long...I live in the jungle and didn't have Internet service.....the lens are made of a very hard plastic, they are actually very good....glass is heavier ...hope this helped.
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They are glass lens and metal frame, but be careful, once you scratch it, you'll have to get another one.
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They are anodized aluminum construction, its sturdy I have even used it with the heavy Pentacon 200mm Lens which is solid-and mostly all M42 Mount lens are usually heavy, I have a couple like also the Russian beautiful Jupiter-Lens 85mm-are old but all made East Germany-even the earlier Carl Zeiss used on the Exacta Camera's.
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All I can tell you is that what came with the lens all have "Pentax" stamped on them. I guess they could be made by someone else for Pentax, like, say Whirlpool washers and dryers that say "Sears." As long as they fit, I don't really care who makes the low tech plastic stuff. Sorry if I'm not understanding your concern.
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My son really likes this microscope. I am not positive but it looks like the Base and body are plastic and the rest is metal. The parts that hold the lenses are definitely metal. Hope this helps. It works great
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Hi Leslie. It's not glass, but a very good kind of acrylic or plastic (very clear). The image quality is very good indeed. In my case 3X Magnification is perfect (I tried 2X and 5X and none were the right ones). Additionally the size of the lens is really good (not too big and not too small) The only thing I don't like much is the way it opens. But I can't say anything bad about the image quality. Hope this helps! If any other doubt, just ask :)
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Did you ever get a lens? I'm making the same decision now. If so, what did you buy? Are you happy with your decision? Is there anything else you would add that would help me make a decision. Thanks!
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Unfortunately they're not magnetic :( I did not know that before ordering. Sadly, I haven't even used the lenses. I read other reviews to were they were glued on but that leaves me to wonder how on earth do they take them off? Hope this helps!
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The lens is clear. I've talked with Cooper customer service about the cracking lenses. I was told that some of the lenses, if not milled exactly to specs, can crack. She was very helpful and sent me a replacement light. Hopefully the problem with the lenses has been solved.
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Mine were of poor quality. They have already been thrown out. They are flimsy and the lens scratched up while I was wiping it down with a cleaner.
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Same here. It's pretty clear that the 18-135 STM movie kits are very, very scarce, if not non-existant. Lots of speculation about manufacturing problems, etc. Also just quite possible that Canon jumped the gun on allowing retailers to take orders without an adequate supply, and they didn't anticipate such high demand. One dealer in Hong Kong is claiming to offer them right now, and that's about it.You can't even buy the lens or the movie kit from Canon directly right now.