[Leica] New Tri-Elmar Price

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Aug 5, 2007, at 7:39 AM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> I look at it this way:
> Every incredible picture made with Leicas before about two years  
> ago came
> from lenses that were NOT the new tri-elmar.  All of those pre-NTE  
> lenses
> are still available, either new or used.
>
> So, what's the problem?  We managed to live very well without the  
> NTE, and
> for the vast majority of us life without the lens will continue  
> happily.


so stick those great old lenses on an M3, an M7,  or an M8...

have a blast...

and stop looking for something else to grumble and buy...


Steve

>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
> Who just spent a lovely day yesterday shooting K64 with his M3 and  
> 1955
> Elmar 3.5/50.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Douglas
> Nygren
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:50 AM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] New Tri-Elmar Price
>
> I heard the other day that the price of new Tri-Elmar, you know, the
> one that has all those wonderful wide angle lenses in it, is going up
> significantly. At more than $3500 it seemed pricey. Above $5,000 it
> makes the 15mm Zeiss look more appealing. Have any you heard the same
> rumor? What I heard was that a 35% price increase is occurring.
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
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