Quoting Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Quoting Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > And now a question that will reveal my status as a complete novice: > > > > What exactly do the different letters in the Pentax lens designations > > mean? I've been looking for an explanation on the K mount info page and > > other places, but not found anything... > > > > I understand the difference between an "M" and "A" lens, of course, and > > I know an "FA" lens has autofocus. But how about "F"? Or "K"? And are > > there others? > > "F" was an early foray into autofocus. Surprised you didn't see this on the > K > mount page as I'm sure it's there.
Sorry I got that wrong - "AF" was an early foray into autofocus. "F" is an "FA" without MTF information and power zoom capability.
