[Leica] 75mm F/2 M lens?

[jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)]

The Fanny Brice Mint- Leica Song 

Father has a business, strictly second hand.
Ev'rything from toothpicks, to a baby grand.
Stuff in our apartment, comes from Father's store,
Even things I'm wearing, someone wore before.
It's no wonder that I feel abused.
I never have a thing that ain't been used. 

I'm wearing second hand hats, second hand clothes,
That's why they call me second hand Rose.
Even our piano in the parlor,
Father bought for ten cents on the dollar.
Second hand pearls, I'm wearing second hand curls,
I never got a single thing that's new.
Even Jake the plumber, he's the man I adore,
Had the nerve to tell me he's been married before.
Everyone knows that I'm just second hand Rose,
>From second avenue. 

Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Joseph
Yao
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 2:15 PM
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] 75mm F/2 M lens? 

on 21/3/05 2:02 am, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote:

> As to cost comparison - anyone who goes out today and buys a new 75 1.4
> - assuming he or she can find a used one- is out of his or her mind.
> $3000? Nuts. Pick one up used and save maybe $1K over the new Summicron
> AND get an extra stop along with the $1K saving.

I may be nuts by your standard but why would I want to buy a used lens when
new ones are readily available?  The saving of $1k is nowhere enough to
offset my discomfort of such compromise.  This is not a case of the R
35-70/2.8 ASPH when no new ones are available. ;-)

Firstly, the M 75/1.4 would not cost me US$3,000 as we do not have a greedy
Leica importer here.  Secondly and more importantly, I would never buy used
if the same is available new.  The same applies not only to photo equipment,
but also to cars, fine watches and just about everything.  I find it very
hard to accept something that has been used, fondled and possessed by
someone else.  The only exception is when the item in question is no longer
available new.  In such case I would only consider 'new-old-stock', followed
by LNIB, MIB and as a severe compromise, 'mint-'.

Perhaps I need to see a shrink, but then I did not marry a divorcee either.

Joseph - overworked ER doc with OCD regarding new Leica toys  ;-)