Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search].. I have bought from the Czech Republic with no issue.... Does this include the REAL Budweiser? Amities Philippe john > -----Original Message----- > > There is nothing wrong with the Czech Republic, but why pay a premium for > an inferior 1.2 lens? You might just as well buy a new 1.4 Summilux--yes, > 1/2 > stop slower but much better quality and less weight. I can understand the > attraction of the 1.0 Nocti (I used to have one in the mists of time) but > the 1.2 > should be of interest to collectors only. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > On Dec 28, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > > > There's a gloriously well used 1.2 Nocti up for bids at the usual place, > > item # > 2254682. I am actually for one in the rough condition that it's in, > provided that > it's optically and mechanically functional. It would make a good match for > my > equally brassed and bonked M5, and presumably useful on my M9 as well. > > > > Trouble is, I wanted a user f/1 rather than 1.2 both because of the > > faster f/ > ratio and because I don't want to pay a premium for a rare lens. I am not > in > the market for anything near what the seller is asking in this case, but > I'd like > to solicit opinions on a reasonable figure to offer and on the wisdom of > buying from a seller (albeit putatively with lots of good feedback, > whatever > that's worth) in the Czech Republic. > > > > If this request is out of bounds after Friday, I apologize, but I > > figured it's OK > because I'm not trying to sell something. Feel free to answer off-list. > > > > Thanks to all. > > > > -howard > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information