Hi Bob, Yes there are 2 versions. The later version is supposedly the same optically as the A 28 and the F 28. Better but still mediocre. The good one is the FA 28 AL, newer still.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:59 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues! > > > Don, > Aren't there 2 versions of this lens. The typical M28/2.8 is cheep > and cheerful, but my worst quality Pentax prime lens. The atypical > M28/2.8 is a revision with a black rim on a 45 degree slant like the > A28/2.8. It was the late production before the switch to the A28/2.8 > and is supposed to be better quality. > Perhaps this accounts for the price differences. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:41:09 -0600, Don Sanderson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3879053120 > > > > Holy Hoppin Horny Toads! > > > > Don > > > > >