Thanks to all who replied and have helped (and confused!) my decision. I do have one comment. Is it not a *crime* to collect these (or any) lenses and not use them? I weep at the thought that some wonderful glass will be stored behind glass and never used for what it was made for. I couldn't' care less about the cosmetic quality of any lens (or body) I buy - I just thrill at using good quality tools for their intended use.
PLEASE NOTE: I also realise this is just my opinion! :-) Simon -----Original Message----- From: Bob Rapp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 21 April 2002 4:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.) I stand corrected! Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "�ukasz Kacperczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 11:15 PM Subject: RE: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.) > Wasn't Canon lens a f/0.95 and not f/0.79? I'm pretty sure it was. > Lukasz > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Mishka > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 7:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's > Ninth.) > > > > IMHO, the "limited" lenses are restoring their glory. The "K" > > series was produced at time that quality meant everything. Then economics > > and saleability prevailed. > > As far as I understand, A* lenses have never been victims of "economics and > saleability". Still, FA* 85/1.4 goes for what (older) A*85/1.4 and (a lot > older and slower) K85/1.8 I don't have doubts that they are good. My > question is, are they *that* good? There are other lenses from the same time > (C & N) that go for half the money (I seriously doubt that Cannon L glass is > inferior to Pentax A*). Or is it simply the lust factor? -- which would be > very understandable (found myself guilty of that on more than one occasion), > since these lenses *are* rare, but that has little to do with photography. > > As for Cannon 50/0.79 -- at least I can understand why it is a collectible, > there're not that many other 0.79 lenses around (in fact, I am not aware of > any). > > Oh well, it's Friday... > - > 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 . > - > 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 . - 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 . - 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 .
