[Leica] New Tri-Elmar Price

[jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)]

I look at it this way:
Every incredible picture made with Leicas before about two years ago came
from lenses that were NOT the new tri-elmar.  All of those pre-NTE lenses
are still available, either new or used.

So, what's the problem?  We managed to live very well without the NTE, and
for the vast majority of us life without the lens will continue happily.

Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA
Who just spent a lovely day yesterday shooting K64 with his M3 and 1955
Elmar 3.5/50.



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas
Nygren
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:50 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] New Tri-Elmar Price

I heard the other day that the price of new Tri-Elmar, you know, the 
one that has all those wonderful wide angle lenses in it, is going up 
significantly. At more than $3500 it seemed pricey. Above $5,000 it 
makes the 15mm Zeiss look more appealing. Have any you heard the same 
rumor? What I heard was that a 35% price increase is occurring.

Doug