50mm Lens

Hey guys,

Im just starting to get into photography this year. I've got myself a K200d with the basic 18-55 and a Tamron 70-300mm. And also an old K1000 film camera. Im looking to get an old 50mm lens thats going to fit both cameras, idealy a f/1.4 lens Does anyone know where i might be able to get one?? And roughly what kind of price im going to be looking at?
Thanks in advance for all advice.

hi and welcon stej.
ebay and depends on if you want af or mf,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SMC-Pentax-F-50mm-f-1-7-Autofocus-AF-Prime-Lens_W0QQitemZ2...


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentax-SMCP-FA-50mm-f-1-4-Lens_W0QQitemZ170330954371QQcmdZ...

Hello & welcome Steve.

Ebay is the obvious place - or pay a little more from a 2nd hand dealer.

M series (no contacts so will only stop-down meter & manual focus) roughly £50
A series (Auto metering, manual focus) roughly £140
FA series (Auto Metering, Auto focus) roughly £120 used or £155 brand new.

The cheapest option would be the M series F1.7 which can be had for £15 if you find the right auction.

Oh great... whilst I was typing that up Scott goes and posts a link to an AF f1.7 (which I haven't mentioned)

Arguably the best low-value option is a used Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 @ ~£50 off eBay - a decent compromise between price, image quality, speed and practicality.

If prepared to spend over a hundred pounds then you might as well get a new Pentax-FA f1.4 @ £155 from SRS Microsystems.

Hi steve welcome to the forum

The 50mm 1.4 has just about doubled in price in Oz, now around $650

Don, if you are refering to the prices listed at Digital Camera Warehouse then ignore them as they are kidding themselves. Shop around the web you can pick it up for half that price.

Did you see how much they have the 60-250 listed for AU$2850
You would have to have rocks in your head to buy anything off those guys.

Hey guys thanks very much for the advise.. I managed to get myself a Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 off ebay.. paid a little over the price - £65, but im well happy with it.. In fact i think im gonna be using this as my main lens for some time so i can get used to the manual focus.. It really is a top class lens.. Thanks again guys

£65 is nothing for a lens of that quality.

I doubt if you could tell the difference in results between that and THIS even though it's £1500 dearer.

shim