Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, this is insanity. People are paying $4000 for a used Zeiss Contax 21mm f2.8 because Canon has nothing to equal this superb optic. When this lens was still being manufactured it was $1400 new! Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Run on Leica R lenses :-) > on 6/16/05 12:27 AM, nathan.wajsman@planet.nl at nathan.wajsman@planet.nl > wrote: > > In general, in the past 2-3 months there has been a veritable explosion >> of interest in Leica (and some Zeiss) glass on the Fred Miranda Canon >> forum. And it is not just migrating users like me who are using R glass >> on DSLRs; several people who have never owned Leica stuff are actually >> buying R lenses to use on their Canons. Maybe this is after they saw >> some of the 100mm Apo Macro shots I posted ;-) > > The run on Leica-R lenses has resulted in some price explosions on the > second-hand market: in January a near-mint 280mm f/4 APO could be > purchased > from a reputable dealer for about US$2,200, and a few days ago a 280 f/4 > APO > sold on the big auction website for just over US$3,000 with over two dozen > bids. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 371 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!