Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] SM Wide angle lens
From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:30:59 -0600
 
Noel, could it be demand?
Bud
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From: Noel H. Charchuk <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca>
To: leica user group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, February 20, 1998 11:17 AM
Subject: [Leica] SM Wide angle lens

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>In researching a wide angle lens to add to my IId, I have noticed an
>inverse ratio of price to focal length, ie a 35 mm costs about 2-3 times
>what a 90 mm or 135 mm are selling for. I then compared the M series and
>see there is a similar relationship. This has piqued my curiosity. Does
>anyone out there know the explanation for this, is it rarity, costs of
>construction or what?
>TIA
>Noel Charchuk
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