Originally posted by unfocused Offered for £180 in UK (Park Cameras). Plastic mount is bad news, might well kill it. Silly mistake in my opinion.
I don't think plastic mount by itself isn't that bad. Especially for such a light lens. Haven't heard anyone complaining about DA-L 18-55's.
But at current price it draws a lot of attention. It's material and quality becomes much more important. With metal mount lens, the mount doesn't rise any questions.
It does however
devalue the lens and make one underestimate it's other properties until they become known.
I wonder if the mount part can be swapped - e.g. with my 50-200 which i don't mount so often. Or is the lens rear a single piece, including the mount.
Btw. Is it pre-order or already available? I wonder if i should get FA35 for 300Eur while it's still available and live on rice and water.