On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/9/10 J.C. O'Connell <hifis...@gate.net>: >> Ive noticed lately that the used F50/1.4 lenses are pulling >> in high money lately on ebay, even more than the FA version >> brand new in some cases. Anybody know what all the differences >> are between these two lenses are optically, mechanically, >> funcitonally, etc? Maybe its just a collector thingy or >> maybe the F version is better in some way?? I have never owned >> either one of them. > > Doesn't anybody know? I'm curious now :-)
It's not that, it's simply that we all have JCO filtered out. The difference between the F50/1.4 and the FA50/1.4 are some minor points of styling, an improved, rubberized focusing ring, and the FA50 embedded chip has the MTF curve information in it, the F50/1.4 does not. Optically and mechanically they are otherwise identical. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
