>But the FA 43 f/1.9 just doesn't seem to inspire the fervor, >neither here nor on ebay, that the original pancake does, so >maybe the 3mm longer and the f/1.9 aperture just doesn't equate >to a genuine pancake lens. Perhaps folks want their lenses >small and soft, relatively speaking, because the pancake is not >anywhere close to as good as the FA 43 f/1.9 in performance.
I'd say the time for the FA43/1.9 hasn't come yet. The M40/2.8 was once like the dirt cheap 50mm and they were everywhere. It wasn't something special or expensive, and many showed up in 2ndhand shops at dirt cheap prices. 15+ years on, somehow the pancake fever took off and many people wanted one and paid ridiculous price for it. Consider the FA43/1.9 was truly the most compact and well made AF lens ever, I'd say it will become a highly desirable item in the future too. Perhaps another 15+ years? regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
