Originally Posted by
D1andonlyDman
No way. Even for FD-mount, that's amazing. I could see finding a 50mm f1.4 for that price, but not an f1.2.
Yep, it came on a mint F-1 body I picked up on Ebay and $30 was the premium above what F-1's norminally sell for. It must have been some sort of insitution that was selling them as surplus, as the seller had 6 identical F-1's ( no AE finder) with 50 f1.2's (not the 1.2L unfortunately).
True, the FD glass is manual only that's probably what keeps the price down. I also got a 300/2.8 from a collector for $700 and I doubt it had ever been out of the case. The white paint was totally unmarked, even where the lens hood clamps on.