Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I just won this item on ebay. Looks like a bargain to me -- no eyes, slight > cleaning marks, but for USD 250 I don't care. Any comments? John, A DR Summicron without eyes is the best bargain in all of Leicadom. A fine Rigid mount Summicron just went for $450+ on eBay and the dealers want more than that. And the DR has a much more solid mount--when you get this lens, see if you can argue with my contention that Leica stuff used to be better built than it is today. I just hope that those "cleaning marks" really are "slight." Chances are they just mar the coating, won't affect the image at all, and have saved you $150 or more. My friend Nick got a great M4 with a "ding" in the top plate. We figured that the ding saved him at least $500. Guess how much it affects the operation of the camera? Not at all. Hope your "slight cleaning marks" are the same situation. Don't believe these guys who say you didn't "win." I'd say you won, all right. How else you gonna get a fine Leica lens for $250? The only other bargain this good is the superb 40mm f/2 multicoated M-Rokkor. - --Mike P.S. When you get it, check to see that the optical head (it unscrews) and the focusing mount are the same SN.