Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay, This comes up all the time. If you can load the LTM camera then just get a few Cosina lenses. The 21 F4 and the 15 F4.5 are highly rated, don't cost a lot, and you don't really need to focus so shooting is a blast compared to using an SLR at this field of view. If you go the Cosina route you will have spent less money than buying all but the most abused M mount camera. Daniel Ridings has a lot of photo's posted using the 21. If you poke around a little you will find quite a few where the 15 is used. Even better, sell the 28 and purchase the lenses in the focal lengths you like. For pricing see cameraquest.com or photovillage.com. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jay Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 12:32 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Need help pricing sale of photograph Okay, sports fans. I just recently joined the LUG. Have been watching and participating with the discussions. Am enjoying. The reason I joined is that I was recently given a Leica, an old screw mount rangefinder as well as some lenses. It was my father-in-law's when he was alive, he gave it to his daughter when he passed away. My wife when we got married gave it to me as she knew how much I enjoyed photography. Up to that point I was using a Canon F1 (old style) with a full complement of lenses, had been shooting with it for over 25 years. The standard lens I use is the 17mm, I just love the look of the images captured with this lens. I also shoot with a Contax RTS with a macro 55, A minilux Leica point and shoot (love this camera). In the old days, I used 4x5 and 8x10 view cameras - that was a long time ago. I seriously enjoy shooting with the rangefinder - the images are startlingly sharp. The leica - #535150 has a Summitar 5cm lens on it. Along with a Canon Serenar 85mm/f2 and a Canon Serenar 135mm/f4, both screw mounts. Has the external finder on top that adjusts for different focal lengths Also a Elmarit f2.8/28 bayonet mount lens. Obviously for a different camera body. Now my questions: Since I enjoy shooting wide angle most if not all of the time, should I be trading the older body and its lenses in for a newer body that would take advantage of the bayonet 28mm? And if so, which model should I be looking for? As usual, since I am an adjunct professor (teach Film and Video Production), price is an issue. Jay bonvini@optonline.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bonvini=optonline.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bonvini=optonline.net@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 11:57 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Need help pricing sale of photograph Hi Steve, There are many variables in such a calculation, but to give you an idea, I logged into Alamy (of which I am a member), picked an image at random and did some calculations for licensing an image for use in a travel advertising campaign in a UK national newspaper with a circulation of 100,000. A couple of examples: Image size 1/2 page, 10 inserts during 1 month, inside placement: 1886.18 EUR Same thing but with 1 insert: 410.04 EUR Same thing but 1 full page: 2263.41 EUR (10 inserts) / 492.05 EUR (1 insert) The variables that determine the price at Alamy are: -image size -image use -kind of media (e.g. national vs. local paper) -print run -placement (cover, inside cover, back cover, inside) -number of inserts -duration of campaign -territory/country -industry If you can give me some assumptions about these parameters, I will be happy to calculate a price for you. I think Alamy is a good guideline for the UK market. The prices are in EUR because that is the currency I chose when I signed up with them. Nathan Steve Unsworth wrote: > Can anyone help me? I've been approached by someone wanting to buy one > of my photographs for use in a newspaper advertising campaign by a > travel company. > > The problem is I don't have a clue of what to ask for the image. They > want to either buy the photograph outright for multiple future use > (which I'm not very happy about doing), or buy it for a single usage in > the campaign. > > Can anyone give me an idea of how to price this in the UK. I expect the > final price will depend on whether it's a national campaign, or just in > the local press, so I'd really appreciate some kind of ball park figure > to go back with. > > Thanks in advance. > > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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