Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe it's because people think "it's mine. it has to be better than average" and then try to sell it for >95% of what they paid for it 2 or 3 years ago - and 6 trips and 200 rolls of film later. The dealer has no emotional attachmentand just wants to move the product to keep his shop open. Allen >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html