Originally posted by Pablom $250 is not cheap for this type of lens. i have several excellent MF 50's, so for that price Pentax can shove it up their arse
If metal-and-glass manual lenses were still made by Pentax today, I wonder how much they will cost, versus these plastic 50's? (I think Zeiss still makes those, and how much do Zeiss lenses cost?)
If the DA*55's AF and WR were removed, can it go for $250?
And the FA50 1.4, albeit having a metal mount, has a plastic body. How much does it retail?
While I agree that "$250 is not cheap (Php10,500 in my country, worth more than half a month's salary of average workers in my country) that would only be in comparison with Canikon's 50 1.8's. As for Pentax, I've come to the notion that they like having high introductory prices... which come down in 2 or 3 months.