Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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. ___________________________________________________________________________ _ Bob O'Shaughnessy oshaug@infinet.com 72632.432@compuserve.com