Originally posted by cxdoo If they refresh FA Limiteds with new coatings, quickshift and maybe WR, I see old ones falling in price. If they additionally redesign to provide for IS on FF sensor, I see old ones falling even more.
Actually, I think the FA Limiteds might hold their value over time, especially the MIJ, low serial versions. They're special lenses just as they are and aficionados will probably always pursue them. You can already see members here (
) referring to their DA Limiteds as 'SMC' or 'HD' in equipment lists.
I was referring to the general FA lenses and particularly to the manual focus lenses. There are stories of eBay sellers sitting on mountains of manual focus K, M and A lenses just waiting for the FF. A few prescient PDML members accumulated mountains of M42 lenses in the late-90's, sold when the 'converter revolution' made them hot properties.
These second-comers think they'll reap the same bonanza.