Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >> >> Stephen Gandy wrote: >> >> >I would say in the land of Supply and Demand. at that point in time the >> >> 15's >> >> >were far and few between in the US. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> History again confirms that patience has its virtues. If people waited a >> >> few more weeks, they would pay much less for the lens. To me, owning a 15 >> >> Heliar is not a life and death situation. It's sad to see how people give >> >> up an arm and a leg to own a piece of glass. >> >> >> >> Dan K. >> > >> >Dan, right you are. Just just hang on and wait a bit longer till it gets >> >cheaper. then you wait a bit longer still. It may get cheaper still. Then you >> >wait a bit longer......................Then...... >> > >> >5 Years later: Then you wait a bit longer until gets a bit cheaper. >> >Then................. >> > >> >In the meantime: All those impatient people who bought the 15 mm lens to >> early >> >and had all sorts of fun with it................................... >> > >> >Regards, Horst Schmidt >> > >> > >> >> Oh.. It's really FUN when you buy your Heliar for $1350 and then 6 months >> later some other guy next block orders it for $499. >> >> Dan K. >> > >Dan, you didn't really? Did you? > >Regards, Horst Schmidt > Horst, Darn right I did'nt. Would you pay $1350 for a Cosina lens? Dan K. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Humility is the forerunner of Wisdom ============================================================================