>Do you think they are really buying the pancake because it is a
>collectable?
>It isn't, to my knowledge, a rarity. I think they were produced in pretty
>great quantity. I think the lens has gained an undeserved reputation of
>being an extremely sharp lens, because of all of the BS written abou
>But the FA 43 f/1.9 just doesn't seem to inspire the fervor,
>neither here nor on ebay, that the original pancake does, so
>maybe the 3mm longer and the f/1.9 aperture just doesn't equate
>to a genuine pancake lens. Perhaps folks want their lenses
>small and soft, relatively speaking, because t
Hi, Len,
Interesting.
When I borrowed Wendy's MX, I didn't expect to find the 40mm pancake on it.
Having read opinions on this list similar to yours, Len, I really didn't expect
much from it in terms of sharpness.
Maybe it was my low expectation that caused me to be pleasantly surprised when I
Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:37 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: pancake question
That's because the 43 Limited is available brand new and hence is not
"collectable". Those who want to pay high prices for their lenses just order
their 43 L
>>that the 43 is a pancake. If you take the hood off, it's pretty small.
With the hood pn it looks like a normal 50.
>
> Well, normal aluminum-encased 50mm.
>
> Also, it's still in production and doesn't have the "no-longer-available"
aura.
>
Indeed- but you forgot to point out that it has autofo
But the FA 43 f/1.9 just doesn't seem to inspire the fervor,
neither here nor on ebay, that the original pancake does, so
maybe the 3mm longer and the f/1.9 aperture just doesn't equate
to a genuine pancake lens. Perhaps folks want their lenses
small and soft, relatively speaking, because the pa
I will sell mine for $125 + actual priority mail cost. So that seems like a
good price from a store.
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto/_images/M40mm-28.jpg
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto/_images/M40mm-28a.jpg
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 05:38:00PM -0500, frank theriault wrote:
>
> There's currently one on eBay for over $200US, and Henry's has another
> starting at $150US (no bids yet).
keh has one listed in exc condition for 199 USD.
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