> >This has probably been asked before, but I was wondering how > good this > >lens (SMC M pancake 40mm 2.8) is and what it's worth.. Any > experiences to share?
Alan Chan wrote: > > Optically, it is an okay lens imho, good but not great. The > problem is that the focus ring is too narrow to use > comfortably. The eBay price used to be unbelievably high, and > many being tricked to believe it was rare, but should be > quite a bit cheaper now. I think US$150 is a good price for a > mint sample. At the start of February this year, I found one boxed as new for �70 including postage on eBay. It certainly didn't attract many bidders, luckily for me - maybe they are falling out of favour?. Where the 40mm is a hands down winner for me is size, making an MX a pocket able camera, which it isn't with a 50mm lens. Malcolm
