Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens $99.99 on Amazon

bought mine last year for $75 (regular price)

still green op! cause it's a very nice budget !!! lens !

$91 in May http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/926313/

Price is rocketing. Still the cheapest lens.

The 50mm f1.4 has jumped, too. Just 2 months ago you could get it for $320. Now it's $400 everywhere.

I should have gotten the lens sooner when it was $89, but $99 is good too. Received it yesterday, and I can't wait to try it out. Thanks OP for the heads up; I've been waiting for the price to come down for a while.

I realize this is a canon thread, but anybody seen a decent price on the Nikon 50mm 1.8?

Lowest I've found it for is ~$130

Well, the nifty fifty is a lot of things, but an investment that is built right with quality may not be one of them. It's plastic, makes horrible clacking noises when it focuses in the dark, and yet it takes great pictures. And come to think of it, no matter what, lenses aren't really an investment -- buying one with the expectation of positive financial return seems nuts. The best you can hope for is that they don't depreciate too much while you use them.

yrneh said: Well, the nifty fifty is a lot of things, but an investment that is built right with quality may not be one of them. It's plastic, makes horrible clacking noises when it focuses in the dark, and yet it takes great pictures. And come to think of it, no matter what, lenses aren't really an investment -- buying one with the expectation of positive financial return seems nuts. The best you can hope for is that they don't depreciate too much while you use them.

Mine nifty fifty depreciated to zero when my camera fell and it cracked (the body was fine, just the lens plastic cracked to be unusable). :/

yrneh said: Well, the nifty fifty is a lot of things, but an investment that is built right with quality may not be one of them. It's plastic, makes horrible clacking noises when it focuses in the dark, and yet it takes great pictures. And come to think of it, no matter what, lenses aren't really an investment -- buying one with the expectation of positive financial return seems nuts. The best you can hope for is that they don't depreciate too much while you use them.

...I wasn't speaking specifically about this lens, I was speaking about how all lenses are rising in price. I generally buy good quality used lenses and I've never had one go down in value...in fact, many of my old lenses have gone up substantially over the years. Lenses are most definitely an investment if you're smart about them, as good glass never goes bad if it's taken care of. Heck, glass is a more stable commodity than most things, as I could spend $2000 on used glass today and not worry one bit about being able to get all of that money back out of it at a later date.

Any comments on robertsimaging.com? A reputable retailer?

tommyboyazn said: both in stock, 50mm 1.4 $325 and 50mm 1.8 $85, no tax.

http://robertsimaging.com/search.jsp?searchvalue=canon+50mm

Thanks for the link, but it's $13 shipping to Chicago. For $2 more I'd rather buy from Amazon.

dpid said:
Mine nifty fifty depreciated to zero when my camera fell and it cracked (the body was fine, just the lens plastic cracked to be unusable). :/

I feel you man. I was changing lenses, and stupidly tried to balance my 50 in the crook of my arm. I moved the wrong way and boom, tab inside connecting inner lens to body broke off and it was dead. :-{

This was my second 50 -- the first one got stolen along with my first Digital Rebel and the crappy 75-300 lens from a bench in South Coast Plaza. (Ok so we forgot it there for about an hour. Dealing with a kid will do that to you.)

I guess I'll look into ordering a replacement from Roberts, since they have them in stock. Shipping from whereever they are to San Jose is $15.60, so it ends up running about $100.

Re: price hikes, yeah, I bought my second 50 in Dec 2007 for $71. Sucks they're jacking up the prices, especially on the low-end stuff.