On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 13, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:41 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>> >>>> you may want to consider the K28/3.5 version, its >>>> reputation is better than both m or a versions. >>> >>> . . . . >>> >>> I'm a bit unclear about K as a lens series versus K as a type of lens >>> mount. Until this thread I assumed all -- or almost all -- Pentax lenses >>> were K lenses. I gather now they are distinct classifications. However, as >>> a reference to a lens series, I think I have yet to encounter a K lens. >> >> A brief history of Pentax K mount. >> >> . . . . >> >> Pentax lens lines: > > Thanks for the informative history, Adam. However, I don't see where in the > evolution of Pentax lenses I would find "the K28/3.5 version" recommended by > J.C. Contrary to what I'd just begun assuming, there seems to be no K series > of lenses. >
Right here: "SMC Pentax - Original K mount lenses, often referred to as K lenses. Many lenses are holdover designs from the SMC Takumar screwmount lenses." -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
