Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought mine... the older version several years ago. It was absolutely as new, still in the box... gave fifty bucks (everybody should get one bargain in their life!). It's probably my favorite lens... on the M2, I love it. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Graves" <AHGRAVES@prodigy.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] 50/2.8 Elmars... >I think that the low cost of the new elmar has sort of > driven people away from it. I picked mine up from KEH > a few years ago in LN- condition for $400 and change. > Not much snob appeal at that price. > > Allen > --- Original Message --- > From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 50/2.8 Elmars... > >>I have the newer model, so I can only speak for it. > It is pretty darned good, and a bargain. Color images > are exceptionally saturated. My kind of lens. >> >>JLS >> >>> >>> From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> >>> Date: 2006/02/24 Fri AM 10:45:01 EST >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> CC: MUG <MUGers@yahoogroups.com>, LEG Group > <leica@freelists.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] 50/2.8 Elmars... >>> >>> Is there any optical difference between the old > chrome 50/2.8 >>> collapsible Elmars of the 1950's to 1974, and the > newer 50/2.8 >>> Elmars which were issued starting sometime in the > 1990's... >>> >>> Does anyone experienced in using these lenses see > any differences in >>> the photos from them? >>> >>> Which vintage is preferable if in good shape, and > the cost not >>> considered? >>> >>> I appreciate your advice, Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >>> >> >>Jeffery >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >