Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could it just be that these lenses are expensive to design and build and nowadays the expected volume will be low since most prefer zooms??? FD On 16 Sep, 2010, at 21:19, slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > One would think that there is some kind of anti-trust price fixing going > on, not that the DoJ or FTC would give a hoot. > S.d. > > On Sep 16, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Chris Williams wrote: > >> Christ almighty. >> >> The Nikon 35/1.4 will be $1799 which is about $50 less than the Zeiss >> 35/1.4 for Nikon. >> >> >> Chris Williams >> www.zoeicaimages.net >> www.rebirthworkshops.com >> 504-231-6261 >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 16, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> February 19,2000 yours truly celebrated the new world era by blowing a >>> cool >>> $1,495 on a late breaking ASPH f2 Summicron M figuring he most be some >>> kind >>> of &^%$ millionaire but some uncle died and was in the flush. >>> (replacement >>> cost last I looked $2,795) >>> The new at the time 1.4 ASPH looked the same and weighed the same but >>> was a >>> stop faster and a grand more money. So I opted for the low priced spread. >>> You could have gotten 4 or 5 Canon or nikon lenses for that money. >>> F 2 has always struck me as "fast" I don't care what the focal length. >>> It did re invent the quality of work I'd been getting and have a shot I >>> did >>> at night in Boston hand held which people think is medium format I shot >>> with >>> Delta 400 in Xtol 1:3. I think I have it here in NY. A 11x14 darkroom >>> print. >>> Not sure if I have a similar shot done with nikon glass but this shot >>> does >>> get an oooh or aaaah from the preview audience. >>> >>> September 15 2010 >>> Late breaking news after waiting for decades for Nikon to stop cranking >>> out >>> mindless zooms it comes out with an AF 35mm lens I can really use. An f >>> 1.4 >>> AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G For a heaping #2,652!!! >>> >>> I thought things would be cheaper shooting Nikon but I'm plagued with bad >>> luck in this particular time warp continuum on that account. Time to get >>> a >>> night job as a watchman in Coney Island. >>> >>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091511nikon35mm.asp >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photography >>> mark at rabinergroup.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Greystacks, 18 Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AU +44 (0)1235 768505 +44 (0)7803 135214