Am I missing something?

[mikee boy]

This lens sold on eBay for £94. It's a first generation lens which ceased production in 1990 and the present owner bought it used. Ths brand new replacement is reviewed as being better and retails NEW at around £80. Have I missed something or is this just another case of eBay-itis?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

mikee boy said:

This lens sold on eBay for £94. It's a first generation lens which ceased production in 1990 and the present owner bought it used. Ths brand new replacement is reviewed as being better and retails NEW at around £80. Have I missed something or is this just another case of eBay-itis?

Some people think the Mk1 is better than the Mk2. Also don't discount the fact that lots of people on eBay are just stupid

[TonyHetherington]

Without even seeing the ebay ad, I knew exactly what lens you would be talking about

I seem to recall the Mk1 is metal where the Mk2 is plastic, so some prefer the earlier one to the later.

I have the Mk2 and think it's a fantastic lens!

[mikee boy]

OK thanks. I'm looking for a mk2 and the price seemed a little (a lot actually) for a 20 year old lens.

Cheers

[Podie]

TonyHetherington said:

I have the Mk2 and think it's a fantastic lens!

Just don't buy anything with an L in it...

For the money, the "nifty fifty" is great.

[LMC]

Yes that is odd - the mk2 is on ebay at a buy it now price of £64.99

[RobDickinson]

The MK1 has a metal mount compared to the mk2's plastic. Apart from that there near identical I think.

MK1's always go for more :shrug: