Gary R. wrote:
><< It seems that beauty is in the eye of the beholder! >>
[snip]
>Paying $300 for a 40 mm f/2.0 would be a good example of your statement
>above. In 1980s the 40 mm Zuiko was about $84. But it does makes a nice
>collector's piece - probably because so few sold and it's one of, if not the
>smallest 35 mm SLR lenses of all time. (I recall Pentax had an answer to it's
>compactness, but can't recall the details.)
I saw recently a 40/f2 listed for over $500 at the Brooklyn Camera Exchange
(a pretty decent store, btw). It sold, though I don't know for how much.
Pentax made an SMC-M 40mm F2.8 "pancake" lens which was much slimmer than
the Zuiko. Chinon had a very similar 45mm F2.8. Both are great performers.
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
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