1. Asahi is to Pentax as Nippon Kogaku is to Nikon, the old corporate
name vs the brand.
Takumar is the equivalent of Nikkor for screw-mount lenses. For K mount
lenses it denotes the cheaper consumer lenses without full SMC coating
(Like Series E, but of lower quality, most Series E lenses were gems,
most Takumars weren't).
2. yes, via an adaptor. You use the lenses like a K/M lens, via
stop-down metering after enabling a custom function.
-Adam
Russell Kerstetter wrote:
1) Is Asahi to Pentax as Nikkor is to Nikon? If so, then what is Takumar?
2) A salesman at a store told me that I can use 67 lens' on my istDL,
is this true? If so, how well does it work?
3) What is the difference between the Pentax xl and xs teleconverters?
4) How much should I expect to pay for an A70-210/4 in good condition
(not mint, not trashed)?
Thanks for helping out the newb.
Russell
