Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/28

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Subject: [Leica] D700 50'cron update
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:44:18 -0500 (CDT)
References: <C6936B80.51EA7%mark@rabinergroup.com> <4A89C294-7A97-444E-B93B-0C03ECCC0B3B@usjet.net> <9E67EC4F73AE49B7962F9114632E5D29@xyw>

I was looking at KEH, which has almost no lenses at all, and ebay,  
which has only a few, and nothing low priced.

On Jul 28, 2009, at 6:27 AM, A. Lal wrote:

> I too thought that Leica-R  prices were, in fact, falling fairly  
> rapidly. As examples I have seen near mint 100 Apos for around $  
> 1100,  90 Summicrons for under $ 400.  Perhaps some of the esoteric  
> lenses are  holding their values?
>
> As for deals, a German dealer is clearing out the last stocks of  
> leica R at very reasonable prices. A brand new 35-70 R zoom with  
> full 3 year warranty was  around  $ 800 a couple of months ago.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier"  
> <robertmeier at usjet.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, 27 July, 2009 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 50'cron update
>
>
>> Actually R glass is getting hard to find and good deals are pretty  
>> rare.
>>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 1:34 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>
>>>> Jayanand,
>>>>
>>>> I understand your point. However, the concept of need is   
>>>> irrelevant. In
>>>> the end I don't really need to take photographs at all. I only need
>>>> food, shelter and clothing, and since I don't generate material   
>>>> revenue
>>>> from photography, one doesn't contribute to acquiring the  
>>>> other. :-)
>>>>
>>>> The reason I use Leica lenses is because I like using them. It's  
>>>> that
>>>> simple. But I've also discovered some practical reasons, such as my
>>>> batteries last longer when I'm not using autofocus Nikkors. Also,
>>>> sometimes I find the OOF areas of Nikkor lenses a little....for   
>>>> lack of
>>>> a better word, ugly at times. That's not an issue with the  
>>>> picture I
>>>> posted, certainly. But with some images I took a few hours  
>>>> later  it was.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dave R
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jayanand Govindaraj [mailto:jayanand at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:08 PM
>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 50'cron update
>>>>
>>>> Dave,
>>>> Nice shot, but why do you need a Leica lens for shots like these? A
>>>> Nikon
>>>> 50mm would work just as well, and one of them costs USD100 or so.
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Jayanand
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> This idea of putting Leica R glass on a Nikon full frame digital  
>>> body
>>> strikes me as an ideal Leica solution here being expressed by a  
>>> Lugger
>>> actually doing it. Making images with it daily.
>>> Though Dave already was into Leica R and I'm not.
>>> Though getting INTO Leica R glass now is great as the stuff  
>>> sells  for a song
>>> making them one of the better deals in modern photography. Or  
>>> popular
>>> photography. I subscribe to both.
>>>
>>> I don't understand the questioning of a preference for Leica  
>>> glass  on the
>>> Leica users group. I don't get it! Trick question? Rhetorical   
>>> something?
>>> Funny provocation?
>>> Me I would MUCH rather be shooting with Leica glass which  
>>> partially  I think
>>> explains why I'm on this list in the first place.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers) ([Leica] D700 50'cron update)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D700 50'cron update)
Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier) ([Leica] D700 50'cron update)
Message from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] D700 50'cron update)