Welcome to the list Craig! I personally wouldn't buy the lens unless you
need it for an important shoot today. If you search around the Internet for
a while you can do much better. I recently upgraded to a MC variant (serial
# >1,000,000) of my 50mm 1.4 for about $50. It was in excellent condition
but didn't have caps. Try this for a list of sites.
http://www.camerastore.com/usedlink.htm It is fairly inclusive. We have
two on the list that have equipment from time to time. :-)
www.zuikoholic.com/ or http://zuiko.com/ There might even be someone else
on this list that can help you out.
Gregg
From: Craig Roberts
> "By hook or by crook" I'll get new lenses, though I'm very pleased with
the
> 1.8. A brand new 50mm f1.2 is a bit pricey for me right now (about
$450.00
> from B & H in New York), but a local dealer has a 1.4 he's selling for 90
> bucks. He claims it's "mint". It ain't. It's got two long but shallow
> scratches...er...I mean "cleaning marks" on the front element. Still...
>
> Do you think it'd be worthwhile (fairly priced), or should I save the
money
> toward the new-in-the-box 1.2?
>
>
> EGAD...it's happening! I'm getting Zuiko fever!
>
> Craig
> "in the Village" of Boston
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dirk Wright" <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] My new OM-2...the verdict's in!
>
>
> >
> > >In summary, though...fellow Olympians...I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!
> > >
> >
> > hey! that's great! Welcome to the fold....
> >
> > Based on some test data I received from a list member that I put into a
> > spreadsheet, the zuiko 50mm's generally have more uniform performance
> > over the range of f stops and between the center and corner than either
> > nikon, canon or leica. While peak performance for this data were the
> > same, the zuiko 50/1.4 had higher performance over more f stops than
> > any other lens tested. I also have another spreadsheet comparing
> > various zuiko 50's. Basically, the 50/1.2 is the best by far.
> >
> > Be seeing you.
> >
> >
> > Dirk Wright
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