Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sell your soul or your children for a 28 Summicron, asph - definitely worth it. Although to be perfectly honest, virtually nothing's worth it at the current prices. Hold out for a used one. But it is a fabulous lens - reintroduced me to the 28 mm focal length and supplanted the 35 1.4 asph as my "standard" lens. On 9/5/06 8:10 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > If you analyze the Leica pricing, it is $1000 per faster F stop. ( see the > 35/1.4 ASPH and the 35/2 ASPH at B+H for a $3400 vs > $2200 price)) > > If the 28/2 ASPH Sells for $3200, then, using my logical but fully > uninformed > guesstimate, the 28/2.8 ASPH should be $2000- $2200. > > I own the T-E First generation. Being as it has 28/4 as one of the focal > lengths, this lens is a bit marginal. It is too close to > what I now own. I would probably be better off with the (unobtanium) 28/2 > ASPH. > > OK.. rationalization time.... I will wait for the (super unobtanium) 28/1.4 > ASPH., for which there is not even a badly faked > picture. > > I feel better. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information