Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux vs Summicron
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:50:15 -0800
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Tom Schofield wrote:
> 
> If you have f/1.0, you'll use it, and find that you love it!  I have yet to
> hear anyone on the LUG say they had a Noctilux, but sold it because they
> never used the speed and didn't want to carry the weight around.  The only
> down side is that I have yet to find a convenient way to use a polarizer
> with it for color.  (I say convenient, because my tests show that even the
> standard Leica 60mm polarizer vignettes with it, and I do not find the
> two-filter method to be convenient anyway, which I know is my personal
> preference, so we don't have to start a thread on the two-polarizer method.)
> 
> Why do you quote the MAP price for the Noctilux and a used price for the
> Summicron?  IMHO, Noctilux' depreciate faster, and are a better buy in that
> respect.  When I was looking, the Noctilux was $1500-1800 used, the later
> Summilux (.7 m version on ) was in the $1200 range, and a recent Summicron
> was in the $600-$700 range.  So, you can get a used Noctilux for about $400
> more than a Summilux or about $800 more than a Summicron.
> 
> So, buy the Noctilux used, secure in knowing that you can get your $$ back
> reselling on e***  if you hate it, then fall in love with it, and a year
> later buy a Summicron when you stumble across a good deal, to use with a
> polarizer or when you don't want to endanger the beloved Noctilux.
> 
> Tom
><Snip> 
I think rich guys buy the Noctilux and when they see a "made in Canada" on it
they think it won't go well with their Rolex and their Jaguar so they sell it
and get something else.
mark rabiner
:)
http://spokenword.to/rabiner/

In reply to: Message from Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux vs Summicron)
Message from "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux vs Summicron)