P. J. Alling wrote on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:03:16 -0700 > There are two different versions of the M 28 one is cosmetically > similar > and optically identical to the A 28. the older version is a slightly > different optical formula and looks like all the other M lenses. I > was > never happy with any of the earlier f2.8 28mm lenses that Pentax > produced, instead I've got the K 30mm f2.8. If you're looking for > corner to corner image quality on 35mm film that's the lens to get.
I'll second your comments about the K30/2.8. Mine is sharper than any of my Pentax 28mm lenses (except possibly the K28/2) and I think its elevated price on the used market supports this. I sure wish that Pentax had issued an FA version... Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.