I got mine with a broken K1000, but now that I've been looking for a second one to keep with the D there are very few to be had. I won't pay the Adorama price either but I may live to regret not doing so.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 10:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: What series lens do I have? > > > Jeez, I think I paid $20 for mine. > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > >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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on > during peacetime. > --P.J. O'Rourke > >
