Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc - When you say "great" user lens, what do you mean? How good optically compared to modern Leitz lenses? B. D. At 03:58 AM 3/30/98 -0500, you wrote: >At 08:30 PM 3/30/98 +0930, Richard Urmonas wrote: >>My sister is shortly going on a tour of the baltic countries >>and parts of the former USSR. Having noticed the favorable comments on >some of the >photographic equipment available in these areas I am >interested in what is >>suitable and readily available. > >Well, there are few East German LTM lenses to choose from, but all are >worth buying, for resale if not for use. The pick of the litter would be: > >1.5/6cm CZJ Sonnar 25 made, 6 or 7 known to exist, approximate value $2,500 >1.5/7.5cm CZJ Biotar unknown quantity made, three known in LTM, approximate > value $2,000 >1.5/5.8cm generic Sonnar unknown quantity made, two versions, about 27 > known to exist, approximate value $750 for the more common "Sonnar", > $900 for the "Leica-Sonnar >4/13.5 CZJ Sonnar in a COUPLED rf mounting, approximate value $500 > >As to Russian lenses: > >5.6/20 Russar MR-2 with viewfinder, approximate value $450 >6/28 Orion-15 approximate value $250 in chrome, $400 in black finish (one > known to exist in this finish) >2.8/35 Jupiter-12 a grand user's lens. approximate value $150 >1.5/50 Jupiter-3 another great user. approximate value $125 >2/85 Jupiter-9 yet another great user. approximate value $100 > >Marc > > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > > <bold><italic><bigger>B. D.</bigger></italic></bold>