which lens to keep
Posted 04/02/2011 - 07:20 - Helpful Comment
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Definitely Keep the 1.4.
Although the 1.7 is considered sharper they can be got quite easily off ebay for around £20. The 1.4 will cost more,be harder to replace, and will appreciate in value faster.
Oh, and photographically it`s further away from your f2 to make a noticeable difference, the 1.7 is not.
Davex.
Although the 1.7 is considered sharper they can be got quite easily off ebay for around £20. The 1.4 will cost more,be harder to replace, and will appreciate in value faster.
Oh, and photographically it`s further away from your f2 to make a noticeable difference, the 1.7 is not.
Davex.
Posted 04/02/2011 - 08:14 - Helpful Comment
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Agreed. Also, just looking at the f/1.4 fully open is a thing of joy in itself
Posted 04/02/2011 - 09:38
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Sell them all and buy an A Series 50mm f/1.7 one of the best lenses ever made
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Posted 04/02/2011 - 14:42
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the price of manual 1.4 lenses isnt that far away from af 1.4 so sell them all & get an fa 50mm
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Posted 04/02/2011 - 16:03
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Uhh, I think it is...
Last time I checked you could find an M 50mm f1.4 for between £50 and £100. A new FA 50mm f1.4 goes for about three times as much!
Last time I checked you could find an M 50mm f1.4 for between £50 and £100. A new FA 50mm f1.4 goes for about three times as much!
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
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Posted 04/02/2011 - 16:25
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Algernon wrote:
Sell them all and buy an A Series 50mm f/1.7 one of the best lenses ever made
I agree!...a superb lens!
Sell them all and buy an A Series 50mm f/1.7 one of the best lenses ever made
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Posted 04/02/2011 - 16:40
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Keep the 1.4, sell the M50 2.0 and M50 1.7 and you should have enough to buy an A50 1.7.
That way you can have the best of both worlds, F1.4 if you need/want it and, as Algi says, the A50 1.7 is a cracking lens.
That way you can have the best of both worlds, F1.4 if you need/want it and, as Algi says, the A50 1.7 is a cracking lens.
Posted 04/02/2011 - 20:23
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Hang onto the better of the ME Supers too, brilliant little cameras. A good film scan can still beat full frame digital gear costing a lot more.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 04/02/2011 - 20:52 - Helpful Comment
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[quote:3496ace15f="Dangermouse"]Hang onto the better of the ME Supers too, brilliant little cameras. A good film scan can still beat full frame digital gear costing a lot more.[/quote
trouble is they are both in ex condition and working like a dream and i have my p30 which i really like.
trouble is they are both in ex condition and working like a dream and i have my p30 which i really like.
Posted 04/02/2011 - 23:05
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Well the ME Super does have one major advantage over the P30 - it works in aperture priority mode with all lenses. Given I tend to shoot at around f8 unless I want a specific effect this suits me very well. You can also bolt a Winder (ME or ME II) on, I'm ambivalent about those as while they make a good grip they also make the camera heavier and bulkier so mine tends to go on and off fairly regularly depending on how I feel.
The P30 is stuck with Program (using A series or later lenses) or metered manual.
I think I've managed to resurrect one of my pile of dead ME Supers today, planning to get some new material to replace the peeling leatherette and give it a film test in a couple of weeks (after some exhaustive testing to confirm that the shutter will now cock every time, as before it didn't always work). Now up to one chrome, one black, and shortly one black with dark red inserts.
The P30 is stuck with Program (using A series or later lenses) or metered manual.
I think I've managed to resurrect one of my pile of dead ME Supers today, planning to get some new material to replace the peeling leatherette and give it a film test in a couple of weeks (after some exhaustive testing to confirm that the shutter will now cock every time, as before it didn't always work). Now up to one chrome, one black, and shortly one black with dark red inserts.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
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