> Well, strictly speaking - they are not. Not even M lenses. > K bayonet, yes maybe - but what generation?
According to "official" Pentax terminology (as embossed on the lenses themselves), there never has been a line of K lenses. The K-mount lenses before the M line appeared were simply called SMC lenses. To call these pre-M K-mount lenses "K lenses" is strictly an informal PDML-style convention. I would say that "K lenses" could easily refer to all K-mount lenses, 1975 to the present. I think that the "K" usage should be clear in context. Fred
