> > Optical superiority is not my genre. Here is a comparison for you: I > > bought a used K135/2.5 from a local shop at a price where (assuming > > enough of them) I could buy 6 of them before matching one new > > FA135/2.8. No, there are no used ones around, I don't think. > > There's been three on eBay UK in the past three months, but I must > admit it's very unusual to see one. One of them went for �180+ IIRC.
One was in an outfit with a FA 28mm f/2.8, two zooms, AF220T, MZ-50, AA battery pack FG and other accessories/filters + the FA 135 f/2.8 and went for............................�178.51p .8) John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:06:30 +0100 Subject: Re: I'm surprised that this one didn't attract a single bid > > Optical superiority is not my genre. Here is a comparison for you: I > > bought a used K135/2.5 from a local shop at a price where (assuming > > enough of them) I could buy 6 of them before matching one new > > FA135/2.8. No, there are no used ones around, I don't think. > > There's been three on eBay UK in the past three months, but I must > admit it's very unusual to see one. One of them went for �180+ IIRC. > > A lot of photographers still use manual focus, myself included, only > switching to AF for wildlife, motor sport or other time critical subjects. > > John ------- End of Original Message -------
