It shouldn't be hard to get a yabe f4 (in claimed E condition) for $75. They
are often sold with a camera for the cost of the camera alone. The ones I've
seen first hand have indeed looked E and have an excellent feel. The hood is
a widely flaring rubber one that can be a pain to carry.
The f3.5/4.5 is harder to predict. One went recently quite cheap - it's
plastic right? You could probably get a yaBe one (in claimed E condition)
for about $100 and if quite patient perhaps $80. I saw one first hand
unfortunately, that had a cracked focusing barrel. Although plastic, the
tiny size gives it a nice character. If IRRC the hood is the same as the
rubber one for the 50/1.8, 50/1.4, 35/2.8.
Not all BGN grade are equal. Additionally the f3.5-4.5 generally sell higher
but have greater price volatility. So I wouldn't put too much weight on
differences in KEH BGN prices for the two.
The f3.6 was my main lens for many years. I've been very happy with it. With
a LOT of patience you could probably get one with a price as low as $125.
The hood can be reversed over the lens protecting much of the body. Seems
like many/most users loose the hood though. I find that since it is so easy
to carry the hood with the lens, I use the hood all the time.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Siddiq" <iddibhai@xxxxxxx>
> not
> sure if the weight and price premium is worth going from 4 to 3.6 (since
> almost all of the intended use is handheld street shooting, full on
> tripod/mlu/aperture prefire use is another story) to gain sharpness or
> contrast. so you'd pick the var. aperture for size/weight? looking at keh,
> a bgn grade f4 is listed at $45 while a bgn grade var. aperture is $70 is
> there to account for the price difference? i'd think the constant aperture
> would be more expensive. comments? i know, someone is gonna tell me search
> the archives, which i will shortly :)
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