Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it will be interesting to see if this a scam auction, a normally very desirable item being sold by someone with no feedback. If it is real they should have built up their feedback a bit before selling such an item, most people don't bid on high value items from vendors with no feedback. Frank On 22 Aug, 2007, at 10:04, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Hello >> >> Last night was sold on ebay one 35 summilux ?asferical? for 1020? >> >> >> >> >> Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com> escreveu: >>> Any optical difference between the 35mm Summilux "Aspherical" and >>> the ASPH? >> >> the aspherical has one lens element less, two aperture blades >> more. asph is >> said to be (slightly) sharper, asperical said to have the >> (slightly) nicer >> bokeh. the aspherical is very collectable, the last one i saw was >> sold for >> $3800. >> >> > I'd say that the fact that its very collectable being that they > made very > few of them with great difficulty and expense is very bad news for > shooters. > very bad news for Leica Users. > The results obtainable with this marvel are exquisite. > A true marvel of optical engineering way ahead of its time. > I'd hate to see one taken out of the shooting area and put on some > collectors glassed in shelf. > > I'm going to cross my fingers and hopes the guy shoots pictures > with it. > OUTSIDE even. > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > Harlem, NY > > rabinergroup.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information