Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One would think that there is some kind of anti-trust price fixing going on, not that the DoJ or FTC would give a hoot. S.d. On Sep 16, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Chris Williams wrote: > Christ almighty. > > The Nikon 35/1.4 will be $1799 which is about $50 less than the Zeiss > 35/1.4 for Nikon. > > > Chris Williams > www.zoeicaimages.net > www.rebirthworkshops.com > 504-231-6261 > > > > > On Sep 16, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> February 19,2000 yours truly celebrated the new world era by blowing a >> cool >> $1,495 on a late breaking ASPH f2 Summicron M figuring he most be some >> kind >> of &^%$ millionaire but some uncle died and was in the flush. (replacement >> cost last I looked $2,795) >> The new at the time 1.4 ASPH looked the same and weighed the same but was >> a >> stop faster and a grand more money. So I opted for the low priced spread. >> You could have gotten 4 or 5 Canon or nikon lenses for that money. >> F 2 has always struck me as "fast" I don't care what the focal length. >> It did re invent the quality of work I'd been getting and have a shot I >> did >> at night in Boston hand held which people think is medium format I shot >> with >> Delta 400 in Xtol 1:3. I think I have it here in NY. A 11x14 darkroom >> print. >> Not sure if I have a similar shot done with nikon glass but this shot does >> get an oooh or aaaah from the preview audience. >> >> September 15 2010 >> Late breaking news after waiting for decades for Nikon to stop cranking >> out >> mindless zooms it comes out with an AF 35mm lens I can really use. An f >> 1.4 >> AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G For a heaping #2,652!!! >> >> I thought things would be cheaper shooting Nikon but I'm plagued with bad >> luck in this particular time warp continuum on that account. Time to get a >> night job as a watchman in Coney Island. >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091511nikon35mm.asp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information