Ok, time for an update. I had a really good couple weeks of sales on eBay and especially books on Amazon.com, and raised enough money to buy a "used once" 100mm Sony lens! I've had a chance to use it a bit, and I'm glad I went with it. Most of the photos I submitted for the Feb photo contest were taken with it. I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of this, for a long time!
Thanks everyone for your help!
