>> And yes, there some A* lenses that are extraordinary including >> the A*85/1.4 and A*135/1.8 - real gems without any plastic. And >> lenses they never made in the M series like the A200/2.8 or >> A100/2.8 Macro or A20/2.8... Or the A35-105/3.5 zoom, a Pentax >> quality zoom. Or the A200/4 Macro.
> This is a longer list already than any list of "extraordinary" M > lenses I've been offered. It might be argued that the A series is > the high-water mark of Pentax optics. Overall (and this is not to say that there are not any pre-A gems - which there are - and is not to say that there are not any post-A gems - which there are), I also tend to think that "the A series is the high-water mark of Pentax optics" (although this is also not to say that every A lens is a gem - which is not the truth, either). This is to say that, if I had to restrict my lens choices to just one "era" - K, M/M*, A/A*, F/F*, or FA/FA* - I'd choose the A/A* "era" without question. Fred
