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I've been looking all over for my next lens purchase. Obviously, Craigslist is pretty big these days. About 2 weeks ago, I managed to find a guy selling some Pentax film body and some lenses. He listed that he had a 50mm f2 and an f1.2. I figured since he had the 2.0, that he couldn't have been mistaking the 1.2 for the 2.0 since he apparently had both. I offered him $150 since he didn't know how much to sell it for. I went to his house and immediately stared at the lens after introducing myself. Lo and behold, it was the f1.4 variant. I walked away saying I'd think about it, mostly because I didn't know how much the 1.4 goes for. That and I currently have a K 55 f1.8, so there seemed like no point.
As for today, I found an ad on the Washington D.C. Craigslist for someone selling their Pentax kit they used for their pro studio or whatever. The listing was for a K2000 and 6 lenses + accessories. One of them was listed as 50mm 1.2 - a lens that "sells in the seven hundreds on eBay" according to them. I assumed they knew what they were talking about since they were a "pro". I live in Philly so I was trying to get my brother to check it out/handle the transaction. I asked for pictures citing that I wanted to make sure the lens was 1.2 and not 2.0 like a recent transaction (above). I got the pictures and what do I find? 50mm f1:2 .......
First ad:
Canon Elan 2 & Pentex Cameras & lens
Second ad:
Pentax DSLR PRO PACKAGE REDUCTION
I just want my cheap f1.2!
I guess I'll stop ranting there for now ...