Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, The new 28/2.8 Asph Elmarit has not been discontinued. They are just having problems keeping up with demand as I understand it. I got one last month, and the dealer had 2 of them in stock, when the major stores had none. Gene -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- > Hoppy, I agree with you that the used lens market does nothing for > Leica....but it is a valid choice for users, and must be considered as a > competitor at least in the users minds.. and these Summarits lenses are > not > that cheap. They sell for about what a used lens of the same FL and F2 > aperture sells for..... If the market is truly for the M8 new buyer, a $5K > body purchase would establish the user as pretty well heeled. Whether the > lenses cost $1100-1500 or $2500 each, would probably not matter.. the > other > choice is a $300 P+S. Different class of user. > > Most used 35 NON ASPH Summicrons are $600-1K, so a new lens for $1K is not > a > clear market winner. However, a used 35/1.4 is also around $1K.... so to > me the choice is a new F2.5 or a used 1.4 for my Thousand bucks....I'd go > for the light and get the used lens. > > The 75 is certainly a winner. I have the 75Lux and it is heavy. The 75 > Summicron is too $$$ by comparison. A lighter lens would be delightful at > $1K or so. > > I don't see the position for the 50/2.5 that the 50 Elmar does not fill > already. I think they would have done better with the 50 Summicron ASPH at > $1.5K.... Erwin has written that the lens is in the drawing board.... > maybe > I will get my way? > > The 90 2.5 is lost. It has no place to win, compared to the very slightly > more expensive new and pretty recent Macro 90/4 . > > What do I want from the 28/ASPH Elmarit? Availability. The recent rumors > it was discontinued made me jump into looking into purchasing one....no > luck > so far. For the market, it is the 35mm of the M8 crowd... so why whack it > ( > Tony Soprano reference)?. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information