Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder why often times dealers will have better prices than private individuals who sell on this list. Individuals, whom I'll guess, probably have very little fiscal need to sell at some of the outrages asking prices. That said, I've always been treated very well by the pros who sell their gear on the list. Slobodan Dimitrov Seth Rosner wrote: > > Rich Pinto at Photovillage had one on offer in the LHSA Catalog, EX + > condition for $595. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Black" <jblack@ambio.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 5:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Summicron 90 advise > > > Erik, that serial # is NOT a 10 year old lens! If correct, it would be > from > > 1977. > > > > The price seems a trifle high for todays' market. You should be able to > find > > one for 600-650 US$. > > > > JB > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Erik van der Meulen" <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:14 PM > > Subject: [Leica] Summicron 90 advise > > > > > > > Deal List - > > > > > > For a little while I have been looking for a Summicron-M 90 lens. I am > > > fairly new to the Leica community and have an M6 with a Cron 35 ASPH. > > > > > > Now I have been offered a second hand 90 mm. Seller quotes it as about > > > 10 years old, serial 2813884. Mechanical and optical 10, cosmetics 8,5. > > > > > > I do not know too much, but I assume that this is not the latest (and > > > greatest?) type. > > > > > > Would be very pleased to receive any advice on the quality of this lens > > > with respect to the newest models. Is it advisable to save a little more > > > and buy the APO/ASPH 90mm? Also, that would be a reasonable offer for > > > this lens? Asking price is EUR 750 (about USD 775 I think). > > > > > > Any thoughts much appreciated! > > > > > > -- > > > Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html