Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm pretty sure that the Canon 50/1.5 was a Sonnar copy. In good shape, $325 might have been a pretty good price. They are hard to find. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of pmcc Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:08 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > My guess is the Nikon version is much more common. That would make sense, and assuming the optics are identical might explain the price differential. At the same swap meet I also saw a Canon 50/1.5 LTM, in somewhat less pristine user shape. The owner was asking $325, which cooled any remaining spark of interest I might have had. But, am I correct in thinking that the Canon and the Nikon are both Sonnar derivatives, and if so, whether anyone here knows if they are comparable? Peter. SF, CA --- Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > Peter, > > My guess is the Nikon version is much more common. I > have a beautiful > black one on my S2 That I swear looks like it it's > never been used. > No dust, marks, haze or scratches. > > Len > > > On Jan 15, 2007, at 8:30 PM, pmcc wrote: > > > I saw a user LTM 50/1.4 at a swap meet this > weekend, > > and the dealer was asking $295 -- struck me as a > touch > > ambitious. Glass was unfogged, typical slight > dust > > inside, but there were a few light marks on the > front. > > Seems the LTM ones run higher than the Nikon > mount > > models. > > > > Peter. > > SF, CA > > > > --- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > > >> Finding one without cleaning marks is a > challenge. > >> The most economical way > >> to get one may be to buy a used Nikon S2 with one > >> attached (there seem to be > >> a lot of those). But you can only use it on your > >> Nikon S2. > >> > >> Jeffery Smith > >> New Orleans, LA > >> http://www.400tx.com > >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: > lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > >> > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] > >> On Behalf Of Luis > >> Ripoll > >> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:40 PM > >> To: 'Leica Users Group' > >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > >> > >> > >> I've just followed one on e-bay, maximum bidder > has > >> paid 486 Euro! > >> > >> Saludos > >> Luis > >> > >> -----Mensaje original----- > >> De: > >> > > > lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > >> > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] > >> En nombre de > >> Jeffery Smith Enviado el: lunes, 15 de enero de > 2007 > >> 5:06 > >> Para: 'Leica Users Group' > >> Asunto: RE: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > >> > >> I'll keep my eye out for one. Thanks, Marc. > >> > >> Jeffery Smith > >> New Orleans, LA > >> http://www.400tx.com > >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: > lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > >> > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] > >> On Behalf Of Marc > >> James Small > >> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:21 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group' > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > >> > >> > >> At 12:06 PM 1/14/2007, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >>> One of you asked about this lens last week. I > took > >> it out yesterday and > >> shot >with some Acros. My initial impressions > >> looking at the TIF scans is > >> that >this lens is the *sharpest old, fast 50mm > >> lens* in my collection. > >> Beats the >50/1.5 Summarit and the 50/1.5 > Sonnar. > >> If it is still available, > >> grab it. My >results look so good, I doubt that > I > >> will send it out to have > >> the inside >dust removed. If it ain't broke, > don't > >> CLA it, I always say. > >> ;-) > >> > >> Jeffery > >> > >> You might want to try a 2" f/2 Cooke > >> Amotal. Despite the really crude mount, this is > one > >> outstandingly solid > >> lens. > >> > >> Marc > >> > >> > >> msmall@aya.yale.edu > >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > ______________ > > Need Mail bonding? > > Go to the Yahoo! 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