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Old 07-11-09, 10:51
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do a search for some of the older Minolta bodies eg 5000 or 7000 being sold as outfits with other lenses, and you might be pleasantly suprised to get a 50mm in the lot....and usually pay much less. I've seen some outfits go for less than £30.
Same is true for Pentax stuff, though to a lesser extent these days. You can still find a fast 50 on an unpopular body going as a kit for a song. People seem to have caught on a bit now though and will often split body/lens into two lots. Keep looking and you'll turn up a bargain eventually.
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