Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was hoping for user but that seems unlikely; too bad as I am going to use it. I would prefer a current 50/2.8 in LTM but I have not been able to get enough people together for a group buy. We would need a 100 or so and I only ever got replies from about 8. John Collier On 6-Jan-06, at 8:41 AM, Bob Haight wrote: > John, I got the 50mm last year on ebay. I looked for > about a year and finally found one which sold before I > could get it. Then another came on a week later when > the later seller found out what the lenses are now > worth. I had had the 35mm but it was just too heavy > and obscured the viewfinder on the IIIg so I sold it. > To give an idea of the market, I bought the 35 on ebay > for $800 and sold it less that a year out for $1400 > (and probably gave it away). These lenses are very > hard to get which is interesting, since the dealer's > had a tough time moving them here in the US when new. > Good luck in your search. Bob Haight--- John Collier > <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Looking for a current 50 Summicron in LTM.