Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 TEAShea@aol.com wrote: > << While there may be a touch of truth in all this, it strikes me as the > height of absurdity for someone to pine for improvement in a lens he or she > has never even used. >> > > Which just goes to show the diversity of this group. While this concept is > absurd to Bill Welsh, it the height of intelligence and good planning to me. > By the way Bill, to make it worse I am also waiting for the 90 2.0 APO instead > of getting the current 90 2.0. Although the comments about the existing 50 > 1.4 and the existing 90 2.0 have made me consider getting both of these lenses > as well as their replacements. Sometimes the softer effect with uncorrected > aberrations can result in nice photos for certain select situations. > > I have notices the prices for the current 90 2.0 have dropped at some photo > dealers, but the price for the 50 1.4 has not yet started to decline. I > guess the price will not decline until the new 50 1.4 is officially announced. > > Tom Shea > Any idea when this might happen? I plan to buy a 50 in the near future, i had decided to get a summicron because the sumilux was out of my price range, if there really is a new sumilux comming and it is comming in ght near future, ill wait.