Who's buying all those Leica rangefinder lens

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Was just browsing thru rangefinder lenses on eBay and saw a ton of
Leica lenses on auction with no bidders but the prices were
astronomical!! Just wondering, is the difference in quality (wrt to
high-end SLR lenses) so high to justify such high prices for *used*
Leica lenses?

- Siddhartha

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Colyn© wrote:


> Some Leica lens are worth the high price but most are simply
> overpriced by the seller.
> I've bought Leica lens at camera shows and used camera shops for less
> than the starting price of many on eBay.

Yep. At two recent used camera trade fairs here, I found both extremes.
A 500 C/M with the Sonnar 80mm f/2.8 and an A12 back had low end
prices of CAD$1100 or so; and two tables over, the identical rig was
being asked at $2500. One fellow wanted $3500 (150mm f/4 in lieu of
80mm), and on the other side of the hall, the same rig was being asked
at $1600.

I was still recovering from 7D shock at the time ... I believe that if I
wait until autumn, I'll see even better prices ... but now I'm facinated
by the RB67 with 180mm and extension tubes... although not very portable.

Cheers,
Alan.

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On Fri, 20 May 2005 17:47:05 GMT, Colyn© <me@nowhere.com> wrote:

>On 20 May 2005 10:32:54 -0700, "Siddhartha Jain" <losttoy@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Was just browsing thru rangefinder lenses on eBay and saw a ton of
>>Leica lenses on auction with no bidders but the prices were
>>astronomical!! Just wondering, is the difference in quality (wrt to
>>high-end SLR lenses) so high to justify such high prices for *used*
>>Leica lenses?
>>
>>
>That depends..
>Some Leica lens are worth the high price but most are simply
>overpriced by the seller.
>I've bought Leica lens at camera shows and used camera shops for less
>than the starting price of many on eBay.

One odd thing I saw at a photo fair/swap meet was an M Lieca body with
an all black Russian KMZ made Industar-61 L/D lens on it. It was
about US$210.

THOM
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