Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup. I bought a 28/2 used. Fantastic lens. Scott B. D. Colen wrote: >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 > > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)