oh, OK then, I thought all of the A series lenses had been discontinued because of so few offerings from retailers. From a practical standpoint though, this isnt much of a manual focus lens lineup is it? jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Actually not really, I was correct but I didnt state PENTAX manual > focusl lenses new but the original post DID state why not buy PENTAX > AF lenses. Of course you can a lot of manual focus lenses in general, > but not from PENTAX you cant for their DSLRs. > Yes you can. According to Pentax's website the SMCP-A 300/2.8 is available and is also listed on B&H. Same with the A 50 1.2. Pentax lists others but these don't appear to be available in stores. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

