Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The newish Nikon Nikkor - 50 mm f/1.4 G AF-S - is $440 Which is enough cash for me to not buy it on a whim. And I wanted it. Till the 58 came out. Now I don't want it . I want $1700 bucks. On 10/17/13 10:22 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > The new normal for 36MP class lenses is breathtaking..... in fact, newly > minted lenses are just over the top expensive.... > > Leica ASPH Summilux 50/1.4 well north of $3500 > Leica 50/2 Summicron $2300 ( designed some time in the long ago past) > Leica 50/2 APO ASPH Summicron $7350 > Zeiss 50/2 Otus $4000 (manual focus on Nikon AF cameras) > > Nikon 50/1.8 G $217 > Nikon 58/1.8 $1700 > > There is no shame..... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > A lens announced to to compete with Zeiss? It is a crazy price for a Nikon > 50mm....(-: > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/nikon/news/first-look-nikon-goes-wi-fi-d > 5300-and-announces-new-58mm-f14-lens > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/