Have Pentax just gone crazy? Not sure when the price hit that value:
The
current price for the FA 50/1.4 is $429.95.
When I got mine new for $199 not so long ago I thought I was fooling myself with a lame excuse to justify the purchase with the argument that it is out of production and will become rare and will never be had again for this price.
Not in my wildest dreams I thought I'd be right.
Comparing the new prices it looks like an investment performance of over 100% in a year. Staggering.
BTW, the current B&H price is $359.95. Better, but still...
I know that I would never ever considered this lens for this price. I'm not saying it isn't worth that price just that I wouldn't have touched it with a barge pole with that price tag.
Hope it works for Pentax but it is sad to see a great bargain disappear like that.
BTW, does anyone know a hood for this lens that is appropriate for its use on an APS-C camera? I'd like to go beyond the normal 50mm hoods and wonder whether such things exist (should be hoods for <=77mm FF equivalent FL lenses).