Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Elmarit 19 f/2.8 1st Version
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 17:42:31 +0000

Buy it great lens our old version 19 has been around the world and delivered
perfect photos every time save the money on a seldom used optic...
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> From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> 
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Elmarit 19 f/2.8 1st Version 
> Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 18:17:15 -0500 
> 
>At 09:03 AM 5/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>I have an opportunity to pick up a very nice 19mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R  of the
>>1st version  (3 cam) with 82mm filter size.  The lens is in ex+/mint-
>>condition priced at $800.  Does this sound like a fair deal for the first
>>version of the lens or is it advisable to look for the second version
>>(likely at a substantially higher price)?
>
>Personally, I'd get a 21 f/4 for that price if I could find one. It's a
>better lens, if a stop slower. The newer one will cost you at least another
>thousand dollars. But I think it's worth it.
>
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>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>
>One should never generalize.
>