Yes, price for this lens going up as it is getting more rare, especially mint set. The lens stands out with superb sharpness wide open, yet with the creamiest bokeh with the nice minolta colour. At f1.4, it is sharper than many other lenses stopped down. At F4, the whole edge and centre are all sharp. Extremely sharp. Imagine this was produced 20years ago and even today, there are no 85mm lenses better than this, but probably only similar, but without the vintage glow when shot at f1.4. You wont get busy bokeh at all with this. A keeper lens to get. If you like 85mm focal length. Even for the current price it is worth it. Bokeh as smooth as the Canon 85L, yet smaller and cheaper. If you have deep pockets, go for the new Sony Carl Zeiss 85mm f1.4 planar. It is very similar in optical design (if not exactly the same) and even size is about same. Just that it is RRP at $2,499. Cheaper than Canon 85L f1.2 at around $4000. I had both 85L and 85L II, and they are both extremely sharp lens too with really smooth bokeh. If you like Rokkor bokeh. Try this. And welcome to the real creamy bokeh world. A bit OOT.... Coming back to 55FE. I am spoilt by many great lenses sharp with great bokeh quality, and the 55FE is indeed a worthy lens.
