RE: what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-12 Thread John Francis
[ . . . ] 1977: M lens line Hope that's all clear. If I've made any mistakes in this, please, folks, don't be shy about setting me straight (like I need to say that g). --Mike I'm pretty sure that my original receipt for my first MX is dated 1976. I bought that camera with the

what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-11 Thread Amita Guha
Hi all, I have a newbie question. I was just wondering about the significance of the letter(s) before the focal length of a lens. For example, the A28-135. I checked Boz's page but I couldn't find anything explaining it. Thanks, Amita - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-11 Thread Alexandre A. P. Suaide
A stands for automatic aperture. These lenses have a 'A' position on the aperture ring that put the lens in the automatic aperture mode (the body should also be compatible) FA stands for autofocus and automatic aperture K stands for K-mount lenses Alex Amita Guha wrote: Hi all, I have a

Re: what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-11 Thread Brendan
Ok here is an easy example, SMCP-F Zoom 35-80mm F/4.0-5.6 . In pentax lenses it gives you an idea of the series eg. a for auto aperture f is an auto focus etc. It is here http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/extras/K-mount/index.html --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have a newbie

Re: what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-11 Thread Bob Blakely
There are the * lenses of which there are several. All are of outstanding quality. As with the difference between the K and M series, the * does not indicate a different mount or functioning of the lens, but rather a difference in some other parameter. In this case, the quality generally is

Re: what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-11 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: It should be noted that a small batch (the number has been reported variously between 500 and 2000) of the 43mm Ltd was made in LTM, both in black and silver. These lenses are useable on all Leicas going back to the 1940s (or perhaps as far back

Re: what do the letters on the lens mean?

2001-07-11 Thread Paul Jones
The star lenses are basicaly Pentaxs professional range. correct me if i'm wrong - Original Message - From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:56 PM Subject: Re: what do the letters on the lens mean? There are the * lenses of which