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Snopchenko wrote:
I remember seeing a photo of trashed 50/1.0 - with utterly destroyed glass parts, as though a bullet came through it - here on the boards. If only the AF unit of that lens had been salvageable, it might've been worth it to assemble one working copy from two goners.
I wonder... how many copies of the 50/1.0 remain in circulation, anyway?
Well, I remember when an eBay seller had spare (brand new from Canon) complete AF units for 50 f/1.0 as well as 200 f/1.8. Unfortunately, they were around $ 800 US each, in fact the AF unit for 50 f/1.0 was probably priced higher than that.
At the time, I just couldn't justify getting them. They also had spare main printed circuit flexboards , I forgot the price for those now, but I could have probably had both for $1,500, and that would guard me against most common failures of 50 f/1.0. However, that sort of "insurance" was simply way too costly.
I believe that a goodly number of all 50 f/1.0 made (about 5,000 units) are still fully functional. The reason is that they are not getting used at all, or if they see some action, that is being done very sparingly. Therefore, most units that are offered for sale are still in excellent, or better, condition.
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