I paid $165 for one on eBay a couple of years ago. It was in mint
condition, no signs of use except for a few wear marks on the mount
itself. It does not have original caps, but I found an original case (with
a partially removed sticker on it) in the local shop.
I later found that somebody had made a minor modification to the lens mount
that allows for the use of matrixed metering with newer bodies, so the lens
is a bit of a curiosity. however, along with the M 40 f2.8, this is one of
my least used lenses. Too slow at f4 for everyday use and the 0.5 macro
magnification, while suitable for many situations, is less than ideal. I
picked up a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro that is quite good optically, goes to
1:1, and cost only $150 used, in like new condition. The 'zen' metal
finish and gold trim is a bit cheesy though.
- MCC
At 02:16 PM 8/20/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I see that there was a thread about the M50/4 macro last week. Noone
>mentioned prices, though.
>
>My friends at the camera store in San Luis Obispo (where I got my
>K85/1,8 and K30/2.8) have two of these lenses. Glass is fine in both,
>barrel looks great in one and slightly used in the other. They are not
>too sure about how to price it, they were just using McBrooms blue
>book price ($250 I think,) but that can be outdated quickly nowadays.
>
>Anyone have an idea?
>
>Thanks,
>
>j
>
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