Re: [Leica] V-35 Prices?

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Eric,
With this discussion of enlargers, it dawned on me to ask if you remember
the Vivitar EL lenses from about 20 years back. They were made in Germany,
and the 80mm and 50mm ones that I have were very very good- so much so that
I kept them when I sold my old Durst and got a 23C.
Were they actually made by Schneider ( rumor I heard ) or by some other
concern.
They were so good, I sold my EL-Nikkors! Thanks
Dan'l
dwpost@msn.com
- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Saturday, January 24, 1998 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] V-35 Prices?

>At 10:14 AM 1/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>I have been offered a V-35 with lens in E+ condition for $650.  I haven't
>>been following the pricing on these lately -- is this a good deal?  I
>>currently use a Besler 23C-II dichro with Rodenstock optics.  (Well, I
>>don't use ANYTHING this second, as I've not set the darkroom up in my new
>>place -- most of my chemistry and paper is still at my ex-wife's house.)
>
>If you don't want it, I'll take it!!!!!!!!!  :-)
>
>It's a great price. Should be more like twice that. Well, in that
>condition, if the AF works, and the negative carrier is in good shape, and
>it's pretty good mechanically, and the lens is clean, jump on it!
>==========
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
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