Since nobody has yet posted the obvious, THE on-line pentax K mount 
reference is Bojidar Dimitrov's K-Mount page at:

bdimitrov.de/kmp

Which tells pretty much everything about every K-mount lens ever made.

I tend to get my used K-mount lenses from KEH.com because they have a very
large selection and are fairly reliable.  There are cheaper ways to buy
pentax lenses online.  It's hard to find a store outside of major cities
that handles a worthwhile collection of used Pentax lenses, leaving 
online/mail-order as the best solution in most cases.

IIRC you were looking for a 35mm f/2.0, of which Pentax made a bunch of
versions (K, M, A, and autofocus FA) all of which are quite good.
They'll all work on the ME series cameras.  You can also fit old Pentax
"Takumar" screw mount lenses with an adapter but there's not much reason 
to do so.

In general, "M" series lenses are the easiest to find because they appear
to have been made in the largest numbers, plus they don't have the
reputation and collector appeal of the older,heavier "K" series (actually
labeled "SMC Pentax" with no "K" label, but introduced to go with the 
"K' series cameras) and don't have the useful electronic connections of 
the later "A" series allowing full functionality with cameras made after 
1983.

DJE


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