Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come to think of it, actually, with the exception of the 50/1.4 ASPH, all of my Leica lens were purchased used. I see what's going on, you are confusing my practical advise of saying that new Leica lens prices are nuts and certainly most mortals cannot afford with I trashing your beloved Leica lens! Rest assured, I do think that Leica lens generally are the best, and if one was to buy them used, while they are not a bargain, it does make it less painful. On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 12:27 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > Mark, you need to read what people wrote, not what you think people wrote. > > I have often said that I have a set of lux (35/1.4 ASPH, 50/1.4 ASPH, > 75/1.4) and 28/2 ASPH. I said it's not worth it to buy Leica lens new, in > 2012. > > I bought all of them earlier. If I were to buy Leica lens now. I will buy > them used. My last Leica lens is the 28/2 ASPH. I have never paid more than > $3000 for a Leica lens, and most of them much less. > > Every single one of them get used. I sell lens that I don't used. This has > included 90/2AA, Noctilux, 50/2'cron and the Tri-Elmar. > > > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > rabinergroup.com>wrote: > >> Actually you have a set of "Zeiss" lenes and not one Leica lens becuae you >> said "they're just not worth it". >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 20:05:06 -0800 >> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparison of DMR to Nikon D800E the cheap nikon >> 28-80 >> > >> > Mark sez: >> > >> > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> .... >> >> And in that same class of money I got a 90mm f2 Summicron M at another >> >> juncture. >> >> Some even on this list have declared that a hunk of glass on front of a >> >> camera is just not worth that much cash. Richard of instance. >> >> My dream lens a 120 f4 CFI Makro Planar T* came true for me at one >> point. >> >> And a 100mm f3.5 CFi Planar T* both for my Hasselblads. >> >> >> > >> > Are you speaking my name in vain? :-) >> > >> > Actually, what I said, was that I prefer the 85/2 ZM more than the 90/2 >> AA. >> > So I sold the latter and kept the former. The weight is similar but for >> my >> > use the 85/2 balances better and I prefer the ZM close range >> performance. >> > >> > and then I bought one of my cardinal rules of not keeping more than one >> > lens in too close focal length and kept the 75/1.4 lux because... >> > >> > Well, if there is any lens that define Mandler, it's the 75/1.4 'lux. >> > >> > -- >> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.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 >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>