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Subject: [Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and 35/3.5 Summaron
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Sat May 5 08:16:03 2007
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Daniel
I paid $300 for mine, on an auction with no reserve. The chrome only like 
mine is a bit less collectable than the later black/chrome samples. There's 
actually one with 1 bid at $200, see #120114256942. I have seen some offered 
with buy-it-now for around $500 - which is too much IMO.
Didier


>>Daniel
>>Just an idea - have you thought about the very small 35/2.5 W-Nikkor-C 
>>(LTM), see http://tinyurl.com/32edo4 ? The lens is certainly a better 
>>performer than the 35/3.5 Elmar. I have one and am thinking of buying a 
>>LTM Leica body just for that lens. Actually I have it on the Bessa L with 
>>the 35 minifinder - kind of Leica I feeling with inbuilt meter and 
>>flip-out back door... 
>>Didier
>
>Didier,
>
>That would be a very fine candidate. I am not stuck on the Leica brand. 
>It's the size of the package (and acceptable results) I'm looking for.
>
>I kind of assumed that LTM Nikkors would be overpriced by the collector's 
>market. Maybe the same goes for the others as well?
>
>Daniel




Replies: Reply from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and 35/3.5 Summaron)
Reply from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and 35/3.5 Summaron)
In reply to: Message from dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and 35/3.5 Summaron)
Message from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and 35/3.5 Summaron)
Message from dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and 35/3.5 Summaron)