I agree Fred, the problem with Adorama is they list third party lenses as "px/k" or "pentax-k", now one has no clue whether they are "M" or "A" type. I've talked with them and they say *someday* they will start designating by mount. (ie:K,KA,KAF,etc) That would help a lot.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 8:13 AM > To: Don Sanderson > Subject: Re: What series lens do I have? > > > > Here's a prime example of that by Adorama, > > who should know better: > > > http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20146759.html > > Yes, Adorama should know better - <g>. > > I think that, to some sellers, if it's a manual focus Pentax K-mount > lens and it has electrical contacts, then it's an A lens, but if it > has no contacts, then it's an M lens. > > Part of the problem is that the commonly used PDML - but unofficial > - designation of a "K" lens is not as well known "in the outside > world" - the guy at Adorama is presented with a 55/1.8 lens to > describe, and it doesn't say "M" or "A" on it, or anything other > than the usual (and thank God it is indeed "usual") "SMC" > designation (which is also found on the "M" and "A" lenses, of > course), and he/she really doesn't want to just call it an "SMC > Pentax" lens (which is, of course, exactly what it is). > > Part of the problem goes back to 1975, when Pentax came out with the > K-mount bodies and lenses. Pentax made a switch in nomenclature > from "SMC Takumar" to "SMC Pentax" (as if all future Pentax lenses > could simply be called "SMC Pentax" - as if there would be only one > lens series in the future), without envisioning that there might > very soon - 1976 or 1977 - be a reason to be more descriptive in > describing SMC Pentax lens series). > > Fred > >
