> In addition, the distinctions between each series is not always > correctly applied by sellers (and I'm not just picking on eBay > here, either) - it is not uncommon for some sellers to refer to > ~any~ pre-A K-mount lens as an M lens, even if sometimes, of > course, a particular pre-A lens might actually be a K lens. So it > can be a case of "buyer be aware".
Just another thought on this: Often the incorrect distinction is easily spotted (and only merits a cognoscenti chuckle or two <g>) - there are no M versions of certain lenses (e.g., 15/3.5, 85/1.8, etc.) - but sometimes there is indeed a chance of confusion (e.g., with the 50/1.4's, certainly). Fred
