Want to Buy WTB: Canon 50mm f/0.95

tallenpatterson · Feb 21, 2017

I've been kicking around the idea of snagging a Canon 50mm f/0.95. However, I really don't care to pay the highly inflated asking prices on Ebay. Just curious if anyone has one for sale...and if so, how much? I'm about one week away from making the purchase...if I do.

David Lyga · Jun 14, 2017

I am going to rain upon your parade. There is NOTHING special about this lens other than the fact that it ranks highly in the 'pornographic photographia' annals. It is a sexy lens, just because it is so 'fast'. But, tallenpatterson, be not so fast with wanting a lens that is so, so, so soft wide open. You will pay anything from $1,000 to $3,000, money which could be far better spent with the Canon 1.2 (if you MUST have such speed.)

Not intending to thoroughly drench you with water, but a bit of cold H2O was necessary to force you to come to grips with reality. - David Lyga

NB23 · Jun 14, 2017

Ok so you wanna buy one. But you don't wanna pay for one. LoL.

Good luck.

NB23 · Jun 14, 2017

David doesn't own one. So what does he know?

I own one and I really do know. After 8 years of ownership I haven't thought to sell it for a single second.

tallenpatterson · Jun 14, 2017

David Lyga said:
I am going to rain upon your parade. There is NOTHING special about this lens other than the fact that it ranks highly in the 'pornographic photographia' annals. It is a sexy lens, just because it is so 'fast'. But, tallenpatterson, be not so fast with wanting a lens that is so, so, so soft wide open. You will pay anything from $1,000 to $3,000, money which could be far better spent with the Canon 1.2 (if you MUST have such speed.)

Not intending to thoroughly drench you with water, but a bit of cold H2O was necessary to force you to come to grips with reality. - David Lyga

Well, the thread is a bit old and I had already moved past the desire to grab one. Thanks for the water though!

tallenpatterson · Jun 14, 2017

NB23 said:
Ok so you wanna buy one. But you don't wanna pay for one. LoL.

Good luck.

Nah, already opted to pass on one anyway. Was considering if someone gave a better deal than the down payment on a car at $3k that seems to be all over Ebay. In the end, opted to go a different route.

Fixcinater · Jun 15, 2017

So, what did you get???

Huss · Jun 16, 2017

There is one on fredmiranda for $2650 (no affiliation).
I'm curious though tallenpatterson, what do you think you should be able to get one for? The market price I've seen for them has started at about $2500 and up. And they sell at that level.

tallenpatterson · Jun 29, 2017

Huss said:
There is one on fredmiranda for $2650 (no affiliation).
I'm curious though tallenpatterson, what do you think you should be able to get one for? The market price I've seen for them has started at about $2500 and up. And they sell at that level.

At the time I was looking, seemed like they were all at $3k. That was probably due to what happened to be listed at the time.

tallenpatterson · Jun 29, 2017

Fixcinater said:
So, what did you get???

Ended up sticking with large format. I have a Leica M6 that's mint...yet still reach for larger formats anyway.

Want to Buy WTB: Canon 50mm f/0.95

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