Good decision Skip.
You'll *never* regret buying that 50mm f1.4!
>Fr: Skip Leib
>
>Finally made my decision. Spent a little more than I wanted to, but then
>again, who doesn't? Ordered from BH a new ZX-M with an FG AA battery pack,
>and the FA 50mm 1.4 lens. My thinking went as follows: I'll keep the ZX-M in
>good condition so's I can always sell it later on ebay. They're going now
>for about $100 there, so essentially I get either to keep it if it really
>hits the mark for me, or just pay out maybe $50 for using it for a while.
>And I definitely wanted a 50mm f1.4. (Always used a good, fast low light
>lens all my life, and hey, I'm 62 now and don't feel like changing just
>because f3.8/f4 28-80 zooms have become S.O.E., y'know?)
>
>I've read good things about this FA 1.4 lens everywhere, so if I decide at a
>later date to trade up to a ZX-5n, it goes there with me. Along with the AA
>battery pack. That's what strikes me as being so good about Pentax; this
>back and forth compatability with equipment... (Hey, I've still got my
>manual Canon TX, with a good FD 1.8 lens, but when I looked to use it on a
>more modern Canon those folks there told me to forget about it, this lens is
>now basically without any value, they said!) (Some nerve!) (Sheeesh!)
>
>So. Happy clicking. To all. (And * #^%&*** to Canon too !)
>
>Thanks to your knowlegeable responses to me in this group, and also your
>directing me to good links for further Pentax research, I've seemed to have
>become somewhat of a Pentax mini-gearhead, in a hurry! Which is great fun.
>
>(And IMO, the pictures on PUG are of excellent quality!)
>
>Skip Leib
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