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Subject: [Leica] So why are Leica R now worth less than their Minolta parents? $109 R-5 from Roberts on eBay just now. R cameras in the field
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 20:44:04 -0700
References: <DC9B1382-E599-4225-89C9-4F8D5540F014@teleport.com> <164fdda0d7f-c8c-14821@webjas-vad015.srv.aolmail.net>

Aside from the non sigma Minolta derived zooms then.  Primes.  Cheap. 

R summilux 80s is 1/10th price of m summilux from same era.  Be it 35. 50. 
80/75
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> On Aug 2, 2018, at 8:34 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Lenses went up recently..... except the older ones....they should have 
> tanked....
> 
> You can buy a perfectly good 28-70 for less than $400, but the 35-70 is 
> $1K.  Similar in the 80-200 which still runs $1K+ and if you want the 
> 21-35, that will set you back almost $3K......
> The 75-150, which i bought and tested, costs less than $200 and is better 
> by my testing than a Nikon 70-210 F4, which costs $750++
> Who is buying all of these to keep the prices so high?  Retired Doctors, 
> Lawyers and Indian Chiefs?
> Could be the after effects of the SL?  But the lenes are a PITA to use as 
> they are not native mount.... might as well use N or C.
> 
> Haven?t seen a R camea in the field for years.....
> 
> 
> Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I thought the film revival would raise all boats but no? I just scored an 
> R-5 lovely camera shot thousands of slides in Tanzania with it, an R-6 
> still have. And R-E. 
> 
> Roberts just sold me shipped an R-5 good working order. $109. 
> 
> Minolta X700s and XE-7s good cameras both seem to close at a hundred bucks 
> as well
> 
> Nikon FM and bog standard OM1 s again great cameras. Bring more
> 
> Why?
> 
> Still seeking R-3, Leicaflex and R8/9 w DMR
> 
> Cheap lenses too
> 
> Thx mark in pdx
> 
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