On Jul 10, 2010, at 6:43 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > don't forget the "K" series lenses which > have some of the finest lenses they ever > made and quality control was superb back > in the day. K>M>A>F>FA>DFA>DA > True. The K28/3.5 is one of the sharpest lenses I ever owned. I sold it to JCO, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has more than one. Paul
> -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) > Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob > Sullivan > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:29 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Pentax-A SMC 28mm f/2.8 F2.8 > > > Eric, > There are more A series lenses, but some are a little rare. Pentax made a > ton of M series lenses for the MX, ME, ME Super, etc. The A series went with > the Super Program and Program Plus cameras. They are desirable as the > apertures are the same as measured on the latest cameras. The A 28/2.8, A > 50/1.7, A 50/1.4 are all pretty common on ebay and not too pricey. There are > A 20/2.8, A*85/1.4, A 100/2.8, A 200/4, A*300/4, A 400/5.6. They are nice > lenses, but get more expensive. Pentax lens history by series is M, A, F, > FA, DFA, DA. The M's and A's are manual focus. The F's and FA's are the > start of autofocus. The DFA's and DA's are especially for the latest > autofocus digitals. (The DFA's and DA's lose the aperture ring and aperture > is only controled thru the camera.) Regards, Bob S. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.