Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spot on, Jim... Short of a winning Powerball lotto ticket, I don't see an M8, a Nocti (the lens that makes it's own light) or a tri-elmar in my bag anytime soon, but there has always been 'new' Leica gear that gives folks 'sticker shock'. Even in 1954, $250 for a 'new' M3 was beaucoup bucks compared with other cameras, and my 35mm and 50mm 'crons were the cat's meow when cars sported tailfins. Those with the desire and dinero will keep buying the newest. That won't change. The 'rest of us' are mostly happy with what we have. On the other hand, at least Leica is still developing new stuff that makes us drool. Meaningful innovations like a digital body that sets the gold standard and continuing releases of lens technology are keeping the name thriving with substance instead of being offered faux pink poodle skin coverings for the glitterati when Hermes was calling the shots. They're still being First World made in Germany, unlike the plastic technocrap engineered to be assembled by folks whose last job was assistant manure commissar's helper at Chairman Mao's Death to Kulaks Peoples' Collective Farm Nr 789565/b. There is elegance in our Leicas. I doubt any of the few hundred thousand made over the last several decades have been consigned to the trash bin in short order like virtually everything else. If they have, maybe I'll take up dumpster diving. I'm anxiously waiting for the rain to stop so I can grab my M3 and 'crons and go out and shoot. From this list, I know I won't be alone making fine mechanical clicks. Charlie On Aug 5, 2007, at 10:39 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. > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Charlie Meyer West Virginia Coordinator Basset Rescue of Old Dominion, Inc. (BROOD) Droolassic Park Keyser, WV Basset Hound Rescue: Work With Women. Pick Up Dogs.