Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't need an external finder - just a .58 body. ;-) It worked perfectly. On 9/5/06 9:23 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > I sold a very good slr with two 1.4 primes & a zoom plus another RF and > lenses to pay for mine. The cupboard is much emptier, but Oh the pictures > from that lens are worth every cent. I think you need to budget for a > separate finder as well, though. (just to make it even more unobtanium) > > Cheers > Hoppy > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > B. > D. Colen > Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 10:20 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica 28mm 2.8 ASPH lens > > Sell your soul or your children for a 28 Summicron, asph - definitely > worth > it. Although to be perfectly honest, virtually nothing's worth it at the > current prices. Hold out for a used one. But it is a fabulous lens - > reintroduced me to the 28 mm focal length and supplanted the 35 1.4 asph > as > my "standard" lens. > > > On 9/5/06 8:10 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> If you analyze the Leica pricing, it is $1000 per faster F stop. ( see > the >> 35/1.4 ASPH and the 35/2 ASPH at B+H for a $3400 vs >> $2200 price)) >> >> If the 28/2 ASPH Sells for $3200, then, using my logical but fully > uninformed >> guesstimate, the 28/2.8 ASPH should be $2000- $2200. >> >> I own the T-E First generation. Being as it has 28/4 as one of the focal >> lengths, this lens is a bit marginal. It is too close to >> what I now own. I would probably be better off with the (unobtanium) 28/2 >> ASPH. >> >> OK.. rationalization time.... I will wait for the (super unobtanium) > 28/1.4 >> ASPH., for which there is not even a badly faked >> picture. >> >> I feel better. >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information