Keith Berry (Birmingham, England) wrote:
>Looking through the manual lenses section of the Jessops photographic
>catalogue, I am amazed to see that the new price of an Olympus 50mm f1.8 is
>an incredible 230 UKP! That's 10 UKP more than a Contax CZ Planar f1.7, and
>almost three times that of a Minolta f1.7. With the Nikon 50mm f1.8 Nikkor A
>at a mere 125 (no Canon equivalent listed) the Oly is the most expensive
>standard lens they sell! Could it be a misprint?
Hmmm, the June 1999 B&H catalog has the Zuiko 50/1.8 at US$119.95, and
the 50/1.2 -- at $369.95. Maybe the listing in Jessop's is indeed a
misprint.
As to the other makes: the Nikkor 50/1.8 AI-S is also $119.95 (this
must be the newer plasticky version which Nikon first introduced with
the N2000 body); Pentax 50/1.7 FA is $139.95; Carl Zeiss 50/1.7 is CALL
(ooh, I like that one!).
At a modest $72.95, the Minolta MD 50/1.7 is the only real budget lens,
and it's an excellent performer too! Kudos to the guys from Osaka.
The true bargain of the bunch is the Leica R 50/2 lens, priced at $945.
A generous $200 manufacturer's rebate is offered. Gee, I'll get a pair!
:-) :-)
Of course, true Leica "feinschmäckers" won't settle for less than a
superb Leica M standard lens. Those start at the very reasonable $945
for the modest 50/2.8, and go all the way up to $2895 for the "must have"
50/1.0. I hear the Sultan of Brunei has several of the latter, made
by a special order -- in pure gold, naturally... Oh well, I guess
nothing exceeds like excess :-) :-)
On my way to stock up on 50/1.8 Zuikos before it's too late,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, California, USA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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