Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So camera and lens are down to what price? Wow, pretty soon that thing may be worth buying to actually use! :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:54 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Franklin Mint Watch Out! BD My dealer did the same. He cannot even sell it at about half the original asking price! No one has seen anything but sealed boxes for camera, lens, and case. He admits that he was "taken" by a fast talking Nikon salesman and by reading Steven Gandy's words on this camera. Jerry bdcolen wrote: > You guys laugh....One of our local camera dealers had one of the Nikon > SP re-releases - he had already sold two - and asked if I would like > to "see it." Well, of course I wanted to see it, so out of the back > room comes a pyramid of cartons, all shrink-wrapped together on a > cardboard base - the camera, the case, the base. Was he going to open > it? Of course not. What he told me,in fact, is that he would be > willing to bet me any amount I cared to name that whoever bought this > lump would never so much as puncture the shrink wrap, but would > instead put it in a safe or vault somewhere. ;-) > > Ah, Elvis lives! > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry > Lehrer > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:24 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Franklin Mint Watch Out! > > Neil > > No, you must keep it in its sealed box, never unwrapped, to maintain > its value. Once it has become visible, its value/worth drops. > > Jerry > > "Beddoe, Neil" wrote: > > > Leica are launching some serious competition to this fine > > organisation. I look forward to receiving my lens complete with > > plastic protective case and free handling gloves to prevent finger > > marks. I can put it in the cupboard with my British Virgin Islands > > Coin Proof Set and my Limited Edition Porcelain Flower Seller > > Figurine > > > (only 10,000 made - guaranteed - buy now in twelve easy instalments) > > that I have invested in to fund my retirement. > > > > Neil > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kit McChesney | Acmefoto [mailto:kitmc@acmefoto.com] > > Sent: 29 January 2003 22:26 > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] "The 50-Year Summicron" Leica commemorative > > Summicron-M 50mm f/2 > > > > Dear Lug'ers-- > > > > I am happy to bring some exciting news to you from Leica USA, from > > President Roger Horn: > > > > "I am very pleased to announce the introduction of the M 50mm f/2.0 > > 50 > > > Year Summicron. > > > > After 50 years of history-making breakthroughs, we would like to pay > > homage to this famous lens construction and offer a special series > > of 1000 pieces of the "50 Year Summicron" 50mm f/2 lens. > > > > The anniversary version of the LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2.0 comes in > > an exclusive box with an embossed print of the technical detail of > > the > > > lens and is supplied with a clip-on type metal hood in the classic > > design, a protection against stray light as well as possible > > mechanical damage. The lens is delivered with a metal lens cap with > > an > > > embossing of the Leica logo; also included is a plastic lens cap as > > well, also embossed with the Leica logo. > > > > The anniversary lenses are delivered with a hand-signed certificate > > by > > > both corporate executives of Leica AG, Mr. Hanns-Peter Cohn, CEO, > > and Mr. Ralf Coenen, COO. > > > > History: > > > > Back in the mid-twenties, the standard aperture for a 50mm lens was > > 3.5. It was only in 1933 that a team of optic designers led by Max > > Berek could present a lens twice as fast as the old standard: the > > Summar 50mm f/2. The optical performance of this kind of lens was > > enhanced with the launch of the Summitar 50mm f/2 in 1939, but it > > was not until 1953 that Leitz could present the unanimously > > acclaimed first modern lens, the Summicron 50mm f/2. This > > breakthrough in optical performance was possible thanks to progress > > in optical calculation, but also thanks to major progress in the > > field of glassmaking, namely the "Schwerkron" Glass which could > > boast a uniquely high refraction index. The name Summicron was > > chosen as a tribute to this kind of glass, later known as LaK9. The > > Summicron construction itself also has a rich history and the actual > > version of this high performance lens is the fourth generation and > > the result of Leica's goal to provide a high contrast lens providing > > equally excellent results in all apertures. > > > > The prices for the lens is $1600 USD retail, $1400 USD MAP (minimum > > advertised price.) Delivery on these lenses will begin in > > mid-February > > > 2003, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis." > > > > Thank you! > > > > Kit McChesney > > -- > > acmefoto | acme online sales, inc > > post office box 777 | louisville, colorado 80027 usa > > www.acmefoto.com > > | kitmc@acmefoto.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- > > This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of > the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended > recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. 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