Hi!
I asked in another thread about build quality of FA 35/2, FA *2/24 and Sigma
EX (new) 1.8/24mm. Unfortunately, price is of concern - so I have to choose. I
saw that FA * 2/24 is quite cheaper at e.g. B+H and similar mail-orders, but
shipping from USA would add a lot to the price (esp. with UPS, regular airmail
is cheaper). Is the FA * 2/24 available cheaply in Europe (or closer to
Europe) as well? I think this one lens is very hard to get used, must be a
keeper :)
To give you an idea, in Czech republic this lens costs new 20 000Kc, that's
roughly 500$ (including 22% VAT. But I have not large enough "business" to
claim back the VAT, and am mostly in red numbers anyway :-). At B+H, the lens
costed 399$ last time I looked, perhaps somewhere else it could be even cheaper.
For comparsion, the new Sigma EX 1.8/20 is actually cheaper by almost 50$
than the
*2/24 Pentax! And the EX 1.8/24 is about same priced as FA 35/2 Pentax. So it's
a tough decision. I would like a good wideangle to complement my F 1.4/50 and 2.
8/20mm CZJ Flektogon (which is great, if stopped down, but being screwmount
lens it's tough to use quickly), preferably fast for low-light.
So if anybody knows a good source in or near Europe, for any of the mentioned
lenses (e.g. the 35/2,...), please mail me!!!
Thanks a lot!
Frantisek Vlcek
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