Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, I agree with you that the used lens market does nothing for Leica....but it is a valid choice for users, and must be considered as a competitor at least in the users minds.. and these Summarits lenses are not that cheap. They sell for about what a used lens of the same FL and F2 aperture sells for..... If the market is truly for the M8 new buyer, a $5K body purchase would establish the user as pretty well heeled. Whether the lenses cost $1100-1500 or $2500 each, would probably not matter.. the other choice is a $300 P+S. Different class of user. Most used 35 NON ASPH Summicrons are $600-1K, so a new lens for $1K is not a clear market winner. However, a used 35/1.4 is also around $1K.... so to me the choice is a new F2.5 or a used 1.4 for my Thousand bucks....I'd go for the light and get the used lens. The 75 is certainly a winner. I have the 75Lux and it is heavy. The 75 Summicron is too $$$ by comparison. A lighter lens would be delightful at $1K or so. I don't see the position for the 50/2.5 that the 50 Elmar does not fill already. I think they would have done better with the 50 Summicron ASPH at $1.5K.... Erwin has written that the lens is in the drawing board.... maybe I will get my way? The 90 2.5 is lost. It has no place to win, compared to the very slightly more expensive new and pretty recent Macro 90/4 . What do I want from the 28/ASPH Elmarit? Availability. The recent rumors it was discontinued made me jump into looking into purchasing one....no luck so far. For the market, it is the 35mm of the M8 crowd... so why whack it ( Tony Soprano reference)?. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net