Here's a prime example of that by Adorama, who should know better: http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20146759.html
AFAIK the 55/1.8 didn't come in an "M". (This is a pretty good deal on the "K" though, they seem to be getting pretty hard to find.) Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 7:37 AM > To: Fred > Subject: Re: What series lens do I have? > > > > In addition, the distinctions between each series is not always > > correctly applied by sellers (and I'm not just picking on eBay > > here, either) - it is not uncommon for some sellers to refer to > > ~any~ pre-A K-mount lens as an M lens, even if sometimes, of > > course, a particular pre-A lens might actually be a K lens. So it > > can be a case of "buyer be aware". > > Just another thought on this: Often the incorrect distinction is > easily spotted (and only merits a cognoscenti chuckle or two <g>) - > there are no M versions of certain lenses (e.g., 15/3.5, 85/1.8, > etc.) - but sometimes there is indeed a chance of confusion (e.g., > with the 50/1.4's, certainly). > > Fred > >
