At $25 it's an exceptional buy. Even if you're not shooting Minolta
gear to use TTL it's still a powerful flash with guide number 36 meters
at ISO 100, has flash controlled auto mode and full manual control with
nine 1/2 stop power steps from full to 1/16. And this flash has a
normal ISO hot shoe foot, not the non-standard Minolta thing born during
the early AF days. 2-3 of these could make a simple and inexpensive
small studio flash setup.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/18/2011 11:29 AM, George Themelis wrote:
> Does anyone here feel nostalgic and want to be transported back in the 1970s
> and 80s, to experience the excitement of these lenses and cameras coming out
> and paying $250 for the macro 50/3.5 lens and going out to take nice
> pictures on film?
>
> So much has changed... It is just not the same feeling when you get a 50/3.5
> for $75, like it is no big deal, pocket change, and then you have it sitting
> in a closet or try it with your digital camera.
>
> I started in photography with a Minolta x-700 in 1984. Instead of the
> normal 50mm lens, I decided to buy the 50mm f3.5 macro which cost as much
> (or more) as the camera body (~$250). And a 360PX flash for something like
> $200. Best purchases I have ever made. I used and enjoyed this lens and
> flash to death. A year or two ago I sold the lens for something like $50 in
> ebay. And someone gave me a mint (near new) 360PX flash to sell and no one
> will pay more than $25. That's good equipment going for next to nothing. I
> guess the same will happen to our nice digital cameras 5-10 years down the
> road.
>
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sawyer, Edward
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:08 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] 50 Macros
>
> I have lens tests from Modern Photo and Pop Photo posted here:
>
> http://www.edsawyer.com/lenstests/
>
> Including some from the OM 50/3.5 macro and OM 50/2 macro.
>
> My take is the 50/3.5 is a serious bargain. Back in the day when both were
> available, there was only about a $40-50 difference in price between them,
> (both were in the $240-280 range), nowadays you are lucky to find a 50/2
> macro for under $400, while the 50/3.5 goes begging for $75.
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