Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] A new tri-elmar soon?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:45:11 -0700
References: <3a32a5bb209f4cc385e5ba777f66bb5d@cshore.com> <4cfa589b0909162022w420bd57dob88f438a10d630d4@mail.gmail.com>

On Sep 16, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> wow - I don't think the current tri-elmar is anywhere near cheap! A
> revised one would rate a serious GULP.
>
> Leica is slipping out of my range, alas.


or maybe we're slipping out of leica's range,


Steve


>
> Adam
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Douglas Nygren <dnygr at cshore.com>  
> wrote:
>> The first tri-elmar (a wonderful 28, 35, 50mm lens) was  
>> discontinued a few
>> years ago.
>>
>> I heard that was because the glass it used was either too expensive  
>> or too
>> hard to get.
>>
>> In any case, it's a gem and no longer available except on the used  
>> market.
>>
>> The current tri-elmar's rumored demise is a loss. If a new one is  
>> on the
>> way, I expect, given the trend toward atmospheric prices for new  
>> Leica
>> lenses, its replacement will not be cheap.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from dnygr at cshore.com (Douglas Nygren) ([Leica] A new tri-elmar soon?)
Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] A new tri-elmar soon?)