[Leica] Re:Advice needed on 35mm lens for Leica M

[sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)]

Feli, although I loved my first version 35/2 Summicron (8-element), I bought 
a second version  35/2 Summicron when first introduced, thinking it had to 
be a better lens. It wasn't; in fact, for me perhaps the least successful 
lens Leitz made in the past 40 years. What made it a horrible deal was the 
fact that I sold my first version Summicron, a black paint Wetzlar lens, for 
$120.   :-(



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Feli" <feli2@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Advice needed on 35mm lens for Leica M


> >
>>> Austin, you must be writing about the "middle-aged" 35/2 Summicron
>>> (pre-ASPH), not really the "old" Summicron 35/2 (the 8-element first
>>> version), of which mint examples are currently selling for - and being
>>> purchased at - $2,000. and up!
>>>
>>> Seth
>
> It's weird, about 3 years ago I noticed that the first 8-element version 
> started
> to sky rocket in price. The 4th version, last pre-ASPH, has held steady at 
> about
> $1000 ever since I bought mine about 5-6 years ago. Oddly enough I don't 
> really
> recall seeing many v2 or v3 for sale. Same for the original Lux, not many 
> for sale
> and they are expensive when you find them.
>
> feli
>
>
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