> Since I lost an A 50/2.8 auction on ebay last night, I thought > maybe the FA 50/2.8 would be a good choice, since I have one > available locally.
The A 50/2.8 Macro is a very different lens than the apparently optically identical F and FA 50/2.8 Macros. The A is a lovely lens to use (if you like the feel of a lens in use), while the F is rather nasty for manual focusing. (I have never used the FA.) However, the optics of the F and FA are outstanding, better than in the A macro. (It is not that the A is less than excellent - it is just that the F and FA design is ~remarkable~.) Fred
