Originally posted by John Kovarik I would guess SYB is referring to the 85/1.4 now up for bids and at $250 last time I looked.
Yes,
that's it! My hints were clear enough, weren't they?
You did some great searching work. Although the $250 has not yet been made.
Latest news is that te fungus is on (or near) the rear element. That makes the one-eighth of an inch all around the lens a little bit worse. (I thought it would be on the front element, and that one has much more glass than the rear element. So in % covered p/glass it's worse.) And the damage has really been done on the
inside of the lens.
Seller was not able to post pictures made with the lens recently, nor was he able to post pictures
of the lens with the fungus. I saw other pics in the internet proving that it should be possible to make a picture of it. The fact that this seller does not do it, makes me fear it's bad.
That's why I've stopped bidding.