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Subject: [Leica] How many 21mm Summilux users here? Are you all happy with the lens?
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:50:45 -0700 (PDT)
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And you use it so well!
 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com




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From: Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 8:42:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] How many 21mm Summilux users here? Are you all happy 
with 
the lens?

when hasselblad was a force 10-20 years ago, i think they were in a 
similar situation of competing with their secondary market, there was 
always a big supply of good used hasselblad glass, and not a lot of 
reformulations and new lenses after they went T* in the 70s.

leica has had some long-lived lenses in their line like the original 35 
lux and noctilux' 30-year runs, but in the past 20 years or so has 
aggressively updated lots of their glass, such as the 35 asph lux in the 
90s.   the 21 and 24 lux lenses really push the envelope in terms of 
design and together with the M9 really demonstrate that leica is back.  
out of the dozen or so M lenses i own, the 21 lux is the first new leica 
lens i've bought--ever.

-rei


On 07/17/2010 03:44 AM, mehrdad wrote:
> no other camera company has to deal with used market like leica does. and i
> think this is one reason they keep coming up with the new version of the
> same lens to kill the old and attract the new. even going to the extreme 
> and
> producing a 1.4 21 when the 2.8 was just excellent . 24/2.8 not good so now
> a 24/3.4..... this is a very unique situation. they are working really hard
> to make a dent in the used market, how do u think they are doing?
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:49 PM,<red735i at earthlink.net>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Wanna bet?
>>
>> Every time 6 months passes, Leica lifts the cost of this lens by about 
>> 10%,
>> causing the older lenses to increase the value by 10%.
>>
>> But value or resale is not a reason to own this lens... or any piece of
>> equipment.... F1.4 is the reason.....
>>
>>
>> Frank
>>
>>
>>      
>>> For a specialty item like this, you will probably lose money when 
>>> selling.
>>>        
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Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] How many 21mm Summilux users here? Are you all happy with the lens?)