Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Heliar Pricing
From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@actek.com.au>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:31:22 +1000

D Khong wrote:

>  Stephen Gandy wrote:
> >I would say in the land of  Supply and  Demand.  at that point in time the
> 15's
> >were far and few between in the US.
> >
> >
>
> History again confirms that patience has its virtues.  If people waited a
> few more weeks, they would pay much less for the lens.  To me, owning a 15
> Heliar is not a life and death situation.  It's sad to see how people give
> up an arm and a leg to own a piece of glass.
>
> Dan K.

Dan, right you are. Just just hang on and wait a bit longer till it gets
cheaper. then you wait a bit longer still. It may get cheaper still. Then you
wait a bit longer......................Then......

5 Years later:  Then you wait a bit longer until gets a bit cheaper.
Then.................

In the meantime: All those impatient people who bought the 15 mm lens to early
and had all sorts of fun with it...................................

Regards, Horst  Schmidt