david_harry_gabis

As an amateur photographer I have found the price/value ratio of the

FL lenses to be about right. I am building up a collection of prime

lenses and always use them with the Tiffen enhancing filter which

brings the color rendition up to today's standards at the price of

one stop.

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The FL lenses were first offered in only 19/3.5 mirror up, 35/2.5,

50/1.4, 58/1.2, 50/3.5 macro, 85/1.8, 100/3.5, 135/2.5, 200/3.5 and

the two zooms versions. The lens that you refer to came along later

in a second wave to replace the 58/1.2. I remember reading that it

contains rare earth elements to improve color endition under low

light conditions. But it is relatively expensive at $100 and as the

last person has said it probably isn't equal to the FD.

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Hope this helps you decide. I can only add that the heft and

craftsmanship of the FL lenses adds a lot to my pictures in terms of

composition which to me is more important than laboratory bench

criteria.