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Bob
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Bob wrote:
Found on Dgrins forum.
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=143474
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Attila
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Low price and sharpest 1.2 lens wide open under 500 USD.
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rawhead
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rawhead wrote:
I'm really tempted, but I'm really inclined towards spending another $100-150 to get the A version...
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EdSawyer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject: price |
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EdSawyer wrote:
Expect to spend at least another $250 to get an -A version on the open market. I've had both, they are great. They have more coma wide-open than some other choices but they have some nice advantages too. |
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guatipen
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guatipen wrote:
i tried to buy the pentax but seller don't ship over seas... |
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Attila
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:03 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| guatipen wrote: |
| i tried to buy the pentax but seller don't ship over seas... |
US members please help to Guatipen! Thank you in advance!
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CBokeh
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CBokeh wrote:
I asked to buy it last night, the seller never replied to me. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| CBokeh wrote: |
| I asked to buy it last night, the seller never replied to me. |
Thank you for your feedback!
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rawhead
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:08 am Post subject: Re: price |
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rawhead wrote:
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| Expect to spend at least another $250 to get an -A version on the open market. I've had both, they are great. They have more coma wide-open than some other choices but they have some nice advantages too. |
I've seen them go for under $400 on Ebay, and recently there was a little frenzy (which I totally missed out on  ) where one seller sold multiple copies of it for under $250:
I'm in no hurry so I'll wait for my chance to score one for a great price 
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xjjohnno
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xjjohnno wrote:
Rawhead those sub $250 f1.2s he sold were kind of faulty, little bits of fungus and dust, the good ones were at $500 or best offers. I scored one of the not so brilliant ones for $200 and will need to do a bit of lens cleaning on it. |
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rawhead
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: |
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rawhead wrote:
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| Rawhead those sub $250 f1.2s he sold were kind of faulty, little bits of fungus and dust, the good ones were at $500 or best offers. I scored one of the not so brilliant ones for $200 and will need to do a bit of lens cleaning on it. |
Yeah, I figured as much. Not that I wouldn't mind spending time cleaning some fungus (and ignoring dust) if I can save $200
I still think a "good" price for the A 50/1.2 is sub $400 and a "great price would be right around $300-350. The "A" version is desirable because of the ability to set aperture on the body as well as the EXIF info
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EdSawyer
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject: prices |
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EdSawyer wrote:
Sub $400 for an -A on the open market is a great price. They won't last in that range, at all, if they are ever offered. new in box examples regularly fetch $500-650+ on ebay, from Asian sellers. I saw that frenzy near the end and indeed there were good prices but some issues too. I missed out on it also.
I think I paid about $480 or so for an as-new-in-box -A 50/1.2 a few months back. It was/is totally mint, had a pentax filter, box, etc. Of course I promptly gave it a leverectomy and de-finning so I could use it on EOS (film) camera.
That was the best deal I had found up to that point and I havent' seen them get cheaper since then, for like-condition examples. Be prepared to hold your breath for quite some time to find a mint one under $400 on an open market.
it is a great lens though. But I think overall the Rokkor 58/1.2 might be better. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: prices |
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Attila wrote:
| EdSawyer wrote: |
Sub $400 for an -A on the open market is a great price. They won't last in that range, at all, if they are ever offered. new in box examples regularly fetch $500-650+ on ebay, from Asian sellers. I saw that frenzy near the end and indeed there were good prices but some issues too. I missed out on it also.
I think I paid about $480 or so for an as-new-in-box -A 50/1.2 a few months back. It was/is totally mint, had a pentax filter, box, etc. Of course I promptly gave it a leverectomy and de-finning so I could use it on EOS (film) camera.
That was the best deal I had found up to that point and I havent' seen them get cheaper since then, for like-condition examples. Be prepared to hold your breath for quite some time to find a mint one under $400 on an open market.
it is a great lens though. But I think overall the Rokkor 58/1.2 might be better. |
Why do you think Rokkor is better ?
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EdSawyer
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject: why |
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EdSawyer wrote:
The rokkor just seems sharper wide open, and with less coma flare in the corners than the Pentax. I need to do more testing, but that's the initial impression I have. |
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