Brad, Imagine how expensive they would be if they were made of steel. You're seeing all these expensive plastic lenses because that's what they are making these days. I don't think it's the plastic that is expensive, it's the lenses and the little motors and stuff in them that make them autofocus...
Vic PS. The limiteds are actually a good comparison. They are outrageously expensive because they combine the mechanics of autofocus lenses (which is not cheap) with the build quality of the classic manual focus lenses. That comes at a dear price and one that few of us choose to pay. So, instead, they build less expensive plastic autofocus lenses. Don't get me wrong, I like my plastic autofocus lenses but I love my steel, brass manual focus lenses... In a message dated 11/19/02 7:27:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Reasons?! I didn't think photography and any reasoning were related. I happened to see an add in a flyer by Henry's (Toronto boys shall know of) of a 'pro' Canon USM this that the other 16-36mm f-something, and for a cheap plastic as you say, it was $2700Cdn. Maybe you're made of money William Robb raising goats on the flatlands, but that seemed to be pretty pricey to me. It was plastic, definitely not cheap! I been seeing a lot of very pricey and 'supposedly' very good lenses from other brands, and a lot of them are plastic too. Oh and please do not mention Limiteds, that's getting old on me. >>
