Daphne wrote:--------------------- i've been meaning to ask about that. half my "K" lenses dont have the 'mm'at the end : my SMC -K 24/3.5, 35/2, 50/1.4, and 85/1.8 dont have 'mm' written. my SMC-K 17/4, 18/3.5, 50/1.2 and 135/2.5 have an 'mm' engraved. does that mean thateach of those is first version, and there's second-version siblings around? Daphne -----------------------------------
Hi, I think K-series lenses without 'mm' at the end were manufactured between 1975 and 1977/78. Those with 'mm' engraved were manufactured from around 1978 onward, contemporaneously to the M-series lenses. Such later versions seem to exist only for K-lenses that do not have an īM'-equivalent. >From what I have seen these second versions have constantly higher serial numbers. Enjoy, Alexander Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .