Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt, I gladly pay the large differential for the highest quality. You are correct, the best costs a lot more than second best. It is worth it. Tom Shea << Certainly, if one buys a new lens, and the difference between the immediately previous model and the current "APO" or whatever is 10-20%, one should opt for the new one....but in a real-world example, should I sell my 1970 EXC 50 Summicron for $300 and buy a new one for $1000? or sell my 35 Summicron for $500 and buy the "APO" for three times that? >>