On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 10:31:28PM +1100, Derby Chang wrote:
# Larry Colen wrote:
# >By the time the guy with the 85 f/1.4 got home his wife had already
# >sold the lenses, I asked him if it was the A*:
# >
# >Yes, that was the A* series (aperture 1.4), very rare in good
# >condition and by far the most interesting lens of the three... I sold
# >it for 300 and the two other for 100 ea.
#
# Arrrrrrgggghhh
#
# Larry, you sound like you are taking it well
My girlfriend might not entirely agree with that sentiment. :)
Even if I were able to get an A* 85 for $600, realistically I'd
probably be better off investing that money upgrading my K100 to a
K20. As was discussed in another thread, the speed with depth of field
would do me more good than the speed with less depth of field. And, if
I could get a stop of speed in the sensor, then that would transfer to
all of my lenses, rather than just getting one lens that's 2/3 of a
stop faster than my FA77.
And, to be honest, even if the 85 were a better lens than the 77, I'm
not such a good photographer that it would make a noticable difference
in my shots.
All that aside, I wants the shiny.
--
It's not the steps in the dance, it's the dance in the steps.
Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc
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