Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fantastic set. I picked each of these with excruciating attention; IMHO the 90, 50, and the 35 are among the sharpest, and most faithful, naturalistic color lenses ever made by anyone, ever. People glow, scenes pop preternaturally. Perhaps they are not as fast as other models, but they produce sharper images. Bokah for days! The 90 Elmarit is my favorite lens ever (and it produces pictures that to my eye are appreciably better than my friend's 80 Summilux at half the weight. The Elmarit is not as 'prized' and the Summilux, but I was interested in pictures and not gadget fetish; I am not a collector, I am a photog). The 180 is bafflingly undervalued; it is crisp, not to mention light, small, and produces wonderful pictures *in the real world* (the best lens is the one you actually bring!). All four lenses are wonderful with nary a trace of use on the barrels. No "cleaning marks" or other scratches. I searched for months to find a new auto-macro extension tube 14256 which I got to use once. The R7 body was never used professionally; I am the second owner of the body, the first was a hobbyist who had three bodies and rarely used this one. The lenses were owned by collectors and I suspect none of them was ever used before I got them, and I only got to shoot 30 rolls. All of the lenses have had e55 B&W filters from day one. Front and rear caps and leitz pouches are included for each lens. Rounding out the set is a Metz 40MZ-2 with a TTL module and a winder R4. I love, love, love this set, I painstakingly put it together for a lifetime of service. I am sick with grief for having to sell; sale is forced by situation. You will not find these individual pieces at anywhere near the price of the kit. I might make more breaking everything up and selling on ebay, but I would rather offer it whole to people who will use it. For the price of ONE new lens, a lifetime of superlative pictures. I am taking a wild guess at what the whole kit would bring, but I may be totally off base. If I am, would someone let me know? My email is court at wisc.edu, if you are interested please let me know. I will be available to Skype with an interested party. -- Dr. Ricardo Court Department of History University of Wisconsin, Madison 5108 Mosse Humanities Building (608) 263-1842 Istituto di Storia dell' Europa Mediterranea (ISEM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Homo mercator vix aut numquam potest Deo placere