Mat Maessen wrote: >On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >> The M28/2.8 is soft and prone to sticky aperture blades. I have no > >There are actually two versions of the M28/2.8. > >I suspect you're referring to the "old" version. >The "new" version is mechanically and optically identical to the >A28/2.8. Only difference is the focus ring and the presence/absence of >contacts on the lens mount. > >There was also a "Takumar Bayonet 28/2.8" which is the same as the >later M/A referenced above but without contacts or SMC coating on the >glass. I have one, and it's a decent lens, but flare-prone. I also >have an A28/2.8 which is very nice on the DS2.
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