A* lenses can actually be a good investment if purchased at the right price. About 2000 ish I bought an A* 85/1.4 for about 750 GBP and I sold it a couple of years later for nearly 900 GBP to a Japanese eekBayer. I don't remember how much I paid for the next A*85/1.4 - I think it was about 700 GBP again. Then I cut the aperture lever off. This makes it pretty unique, although I would hazard a guess there could be one or two others in the world in the same condition.
I have no intention of selling it, but as it sits with an EF mount on it right now, although the market would be very limited, I would expect any Canonites to pay a premium for such a lens - the nearest equal EF lens is the 85/1.2 which goes for about 900-1200 GBP used. One (or two :) could argue the A* is a better lens. I once wanted the A*200/4. Yup, that's a T shirt right there.... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
