Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/01

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To: "Leica Mailing List" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Subject: Re: 21mm Dilemna
From: "Bob O'Shaughnessy" <oshaug@infinet.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 96 16:30:58 -0400

>Subject:     21mm Dilemna
>Sent:        8/1/96 1:33 PM
>Received:    8/1/96 3:20 PM
>From:        J. Redfern, jredfern@ftn.net
>Reply-To:    Leica Mailing List, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To:          Leica Mailing List, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>
>After a long and fruitless search for an affordable 21mm M series lens I am
>now, happily, confronted by a minor dilemna: I have the opportunity to
>purchase either a Super angulon or a more recent Elmarit.
>        The Super Angulon (#2783XXX) belongs to a photojournalist friend
>and has seen a lot of use. It has more than the usual small (yet
>insignificant) marks on the body but has more serious dings on the metal
>flange around the rear element. All the glass is perfect and it has
>recently been for a full CLA courtesy of Leica Canada where a ding related
>bump on the mount was also smoothed away. It comes with hood, rear cap and
>a chrome 21mm finder and the asking price is $725US.

     If you don't buy the Super Angulon for that price, I will!  The 
price for the Elmarit sounds a touch high though.

     

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     Bob O'Shaughnessy
     oshaug@infinet.com
     72632.432@compuserve.com