Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leslie Tseng wrote: >I saw in a Japanese magazine (in the summer 1996) this Contax G >16mm Hologon in M mount by OS Camera Service in Osaka, Japan. >The price is 588,000 Yen--about US$5,000 that is about 2 times >the price for Contax G mount! I=B4m right now in the process of buying a ContaxG hologon converted = to LeicaM mount. The price is certainly a lot cheaper than what you = mention. Chikuma Shokai in Tokyo offers the converted lens for 298 000 Yen - = around US$2 500. Matsubara Koki in Osaka will give you the converted Hologon for only = 231 000 Yen - less than US$2 000!! Including local tax! However, I suspect the lens is not brand new in the latter case. The = lowest price for a new ContaxG Hologon that I=B4ve seen advertised is = 210 000 Yen. >> Sammy's Camera in their latest Shutterbug ad says they have available = the >> Contax 16mm Hologon in the Leica M mount. No mention of price, but it = comes >> with the viewfinder. >> >> Eric Welch Viewfinder and filter is of course also included in the Japanese = prices. But it would be interesting to know the price at Samy=B4s = Camera. Can=B4t someone over there give them a call? Claes