On Mon 2001-04-30 (04:04), Bojidar Dimitrov wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Recently Martin Trautmann wrote:
> >
> > what's your recommendation for those two lenses?
> >
> > http://phred.org/pentax/k/lenses/primes/40-55/FA50f1,7.html
> > http://phred.org/pentax/k/lenses/primes/40-55/FA50f1,4.html
>
> Well, if you were closer to Hamburg you could try out both... There is an
> F50/1,7 on eBay.de right now.
Hey, good pointer - I'll have a look :-)
> better, some say the other. However, they all agree: both lenses are
> extemely good,
So that's good news.
Unfortunately, I found out yesterday that my old 1.7/50 (A) is blocked -
I can move between aperture 1.7 and 11, but not smaller and not A.
BTW: is this a common problem, that the aperture lever of the lenses gets
worn out? It's this small platic block within the gap of the mount that
transfers the chosen aperture to the body (correct English terms?)
> > I'm surprised how expensive the 1.7 is - it costs about 350 DM in Germany
> > (that's about US$ 160), while other lenses from Canon/Nikon/Minolta are
> > about 250 DM (US$ 115).
>
> Are those not 1,8 offerings from the other manufacturers?
more or less correct:
Canon EF 1.8/50 II (�52) 249.-
Nikon AF 1.8/50 (� 52) 249.-
Minolta AF 1.7/50 (�49) 249.-
Pentax AF 1.7/50 (�49) 359.-
Canon EF 1.4/50 USM (�58) 969.-
Nikon AF 1/4/50 D (�52) 749.-
Minolta AF 1.4/50 (�49) 559.-
Pentax AF 1.4/50 (�49) 549.-
(prices in DM from www.fotokoch.de)
So every 0.1 aperture is about 100 DM more? ;-)
Kind regards
Martin
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