Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 7/25/00 4:20:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jbcollier@home.com writes: << Send it back!! It is from 1984 and could be a 11215 with three cams or a 11216 with just a R cam. It has a built in telescoping lens hood and takes E55 filters. I do not have any "R" stuff but judging by eBay and Leica-user's for sale Fridays, it worth much less than a similar vintage and condition "M" lens. Say $300US as compared to $500US. John Collier >> The 50/2 R is a wonderful lens. If you can't return it you could always pick up a couple of used R3's or R4's for under $300 apiece, a previous gen. 28 Elmarit for about $450, a 90 Summicron for about $500, a 2x for about $250, and even a 400/6.8 for $700. For about $2500 plus whatever you paid for the 50 you'd have a fairly complete R system with 2 bodies and great glass from 28-400. Try and do that in M! Used R system is, IMHO, the biggest bargain ground in 35mm-dom, considering what you pay and what you get (bodies aside).