Originally posted by farfisa And pics with it please
I am going to resurrect this old thread because i found some very nice infos, that i'd like to share with those interested.
I own this lens, probably it's one of the best wide angles released under the Pentax brand, and when i was looking for some additional informations, i found the following page:
SMC* PENTAX* 28mm f
Of course there is a nice picture of the beast, and a very, very interesting article about the collaboration between Zeiss and Pentax, the f/2 28mm series K, and a further developement that was already in advanced state, but that was blocked when Zeiss and Yashica teamed up for the introduction of the modern Contax.
The page is in italian, but i think that Google Translate would allow to understand most of the content.
The author reports a lot of (little known) facts, and a few personal speculations.
The most interesting:
he thinks that the SMC Pentax/Distagon was consigned, as per previously signed contract, when the deal with Kyocera/Yashica was already closed, so Zeiss delivered the assembled optic kernels to Pentax, in ready-to-use state, so probably they were coated in Germany (T*).
Only a speculation, albeit well supported, but what's absolutely sure is that the optic project is exactly the same as the 2/28mm Distagon.
AFAIK, the "K" 2/28 also is the first Pentax lens with floating elements, so in the end we can say that's a very peculiar lens, and probably one of the best MF primes.
It's just a pity that the lens is not so easy to find, and that it won't come cheap.
have fun