Quoting Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > my "A 1.7" is my most used lens. most favorite to. > i have no idea why people complain about its build quality -- > i find it quite good and smooth. > and sharp too. > and because it's quite a bit lighter, i use it more than 1.4, together > with > MX (not optio -- the real one)
I had one of those -- A 50/1.7 -- its aperture ring was stuck when I got it, and after repair it worked OK for a while and then started to get stiff again and difficult. Having, by that time, the F 50/1.7 (I know I said in another message I wasn't sure if it was F or FA, well now that I've looked on Boz's site I've id'd it as an F) for use with the PZ-1, when I bought my LX I also bought an M 50/1.4 and got rid of that problem-child A lens quick. So if you ever heard *me* complain of the build quality, that would be why. However, as César and I recently discussed in yet another thread, one's mileage may vary quite a bit with gear. ERNR
