Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not really up to date on prices, but I know that KEH usually rates items at much LESS than actual condition. I recently bought 2 R Safari lenses from them rated Ex- and Ex. Only the tiniest evidence of use could be seen on the Ex- and the Ex looked brand new. I find it useful to have a good working relationship with my local dealer. He will sometimes buy things with the intention of selling them to me. This includes beatup bodies and equipment. Ken Wilcox > >Just did. Examples: 21mm f3.4 SA rated as BGN (bargain) go for >$1079-$1429. Rated EX a chrome one is $1299. A 50mm f2.8 Elmar >collapsible rated BGN goes for $349. > >A 75mm f1.4 Summilux at LN- is $1799. The same lens at EX+ is $1669. > > >Seems like (a) strange pricing and (b) far from bargains. > > >M. > >-- >Martin V. Howard, Application Systems Laboratory, | >Dept. of Comp. & Info. Sci., Linkoping University, | Just "DOHH" it! >SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden. Tel +46 13 282 421, +----------------+ >Fax +46 13 142 231; marho@ida.liu.se; www.ida.liu.se/~marho - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@gfn.org>