Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bob, I had a Winkie character after that comment -- I was surprised everyone took me seriously! It would kill me to pay retail prices for those pieces of plastic. Like I said, I watch for them used at camera shows. My 180 Summicron was a trade deal at a camera show for an R7 body, 28mm R, 250 f4 and $400 cash! Tom On Jun 11, 2007, at 11:05 PM, Bob Shaw wrote: > > As for the "$ 4k I paid for it"; that dough was part of an > insurance settlement for the loss of a full Contax R System a > couple years back. Paid a lot of insurance premiums up to that > point so didn't feel too guilty about replacing with Lecia gear. > And it took me 5 years to collect and pay cash for the Contax stuff. > > That said, I still don't quite get the retail price for Leica lens > caps. At least they could put a little red (also plastic) dot on > them or something... > > 'night everybody! > > Bob > > -------------- Original message from Tom Schofield > <tomschofield@comcast.net>: -------------- > > >> Come on Bob, it will probably only set you back $50 or so, hardly >> significant compared to the $4k with tax you paid for the lens! ;-) >> That's what Sima cap keepers are for! I live in fear of losing the >> dessert plate sized cap on the 180 Summicron - I figure that one's >> got to be into three figures. I keep my eyes open at camera shows >> for used Leica caps and pick them up for $10 when I can, to keep >> stock on hand. >> >> And since, according to BD, nothing changes on the LUG, Ted will >> rightly flame us for wasting time whining about lens caps instead of >> going out on a beautiful day like this and taking pictures. Having >> lens caps on means not taking pictures, after all! >> >> Tom