Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bernard, I know what you mean. As I just bought a Vivitar 19mm for my Nikon F3HP from B&H in New York for $109. It hurt so much that for the heck of I bought 2 of them. They both work really well. Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru> >To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] R-19/2.8 new vs old >Date: Mon, Jun 21, 1999, 12:26 PM > >I've been pained by the expensive idea that I need a 19mm lens. Alright, >I don't *need* it, I can still think that straight, but I certainly >*want* it. Although I have a liking for brand new lenses, I asked a >local dealer to let me know if he'd come across a used one. Most likely >he'll come up with the discontinued filterless version. My question is: >are they optically different? > >Thank you. I hope that this fever goes away, and I'll just get a $70 >Russian lens with a $30 body to go with it. But knowing myself, I doubt >it. > >Bernard. >