I am in need of a 50 1.4. The cheapest I see it is $369. and I'll do it if I have to -- but I can wait awhile, too. (I don't buy used lenses, so this is it.) 
ACK -- title should have read: "Are WE anticipating . . ."
YankeeMom Goldmember  More info | Jul 10, 2012 09:50 | #1 I am in need of a 50 1.4. The cheapest I see it is $369. and I'll do it if I have to -- but I can wait awhile, too. (I don't buy used lenses, so this is it.) Kristin
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dgrPhotos Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 10, 2012 09:52 | #2 Always during the holiday season.
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dgrPhotos Cream of the Crop More info | Jul 10, 2012 09:57 | #4 Too bad it's not like computer sales because back to school time normally has great sales.
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coldcuts113 Senior Member  930 posts Joined Aug 2010 Location: NY More info | Jul 10, 2012 10:14 | #5 Just get a one here in the classifieds, etc. Nikon D4, Sony RX10, Sony RX100.
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coldcuts113 Senior Member 930 posts Joined Aug 2010 Location: NY More info | Jul 10, 2012 10:15 | #6 I couldn't sell mine here for $325, like new. I wound up putting it on Ebay for that and sold it in 5 minutes.. Nikon D4, Sony RX10, Sony RX100.
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Asterisk Senior Member  890 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Boston / Toronto Commuter! More info | Jul 10, 2012 10:21 | #7 YankeeMom wrote in post #14696457  I am in need of a 50 1.4. The cheapest I see it is $369. and I'll do it if I have to -- but I can wait awhile, too. (I don't buy used lenses, so this is it.) ACK -- title should have read: "Are WE anticipating . . ." The 50mm f/1.4 is on "rebate" right now which means retailers are forbidden from advertising it cheaper than a fixed price. You MAY have some success waiting until after the rebate ends.
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Jul 10, 2012 11:08 | #8 YankeeMom wrote in post #14696457 I am in need of a 50 1.4. The cheapest I see it is $369. and I'll do it if I have to -- but I can wait awhile, too. (I don't buy used lenses, so this is it.) ACK -- title should have read: "Are WE anticipating . . ." There's always the 50/1.8 that's pretty cheap.
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Jul 10, 2012 13:42 | #9 Thanks -- I didn't know about the rebate. I'll wait a bit yet . . . and, yes, I DO have the 1.8, but I lost the AF on that a few years ago and it's not much use to me now (though I will say that it does take amazing pics, so great for still-life, flowers, etc.) Kristin
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isoMorphic Goldmember  2,090 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Jul 10, 2012 23:03 | #10 If you need the AF and the 1.8 works then buy another because for the price it's practically disposable.
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Jul 10, 2012 23:11 | #11 Well, it literally fell apart in my hands and I had to put it back together. I just don't want to deal with that possibility again (esp. with clients.) I might as well spend a couple hundred more and get an amazing quality (that rivals the L, from what I've heard), faster AF, is more heavy-duty, and even faster aperture. Kristin
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Jul 11, 2012 10:24 | #12 Consumer spending reports just in and they're "disappointing". I think we'll see very aggressive sales this fall as the lead up to the holiday season.
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isoMorphic Goldmember 2,090 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Jul 11, 2012 13:03 | #13 YankeeMom wrote in post #14699997 I might as well spend a couple hundred more and get an amazing quality (that rivals the L, from what I've heard), faster AF, is more heavy-duty, and even faster aperture. I read the AF/Build Quality on the 1.4 was cheap as the 1.8 which is what drove me to the 1.8 being cheaper to dispose and buy new rather then send out for repairs. Just looked at Amazon and it has many positives but focusing in on the lesser ratings they all sing the same tune of the AF being problematic.
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Jul 11, 2012 15:39 | #14 Oh, I have not read that at all. The 50, from what I hear, is very close to the 35 (which I have) in build quality. I've never head of it falling apart in 2 pieces in your hands as I've heard about 1.8 doing over and over again. (Not to mention totally losing its AF.) I think the 1.4 is a much better risk in the long run (and, believe me, I love the 1.8 and defend it. If you can't afford the other, it is definitely the way to go.) Kristin
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D.Vance Goldmember  4,163 posts Likes: 12 Joined Jan 2011 Location: VA More info | Jul 11, 2012 19:00 | #15 I've seen inside the 'Flimsy Fifty' as I call the 50 1.4, and I dont want one.... I imagine they are pretty good quality, optics wise, though! I wonder if the video editors on The Titanic ever went, "Sorry, I can't right now. I'm busy synching the Titanic..."
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Something to hold you over until the big sales during the holidays. Could always sell the 1.8 on CL later.
