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Subject: [Leica] OT: Legendary lens
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 07:40:26 -0700
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Beater versus mint. 
Of cours, we all know you expect beater price on mint+.
S.d.

On Apr 3, 2011, at 6:04 AM, Vick Ko wrote:

> he he he
> 
> Look here.
> 
> Legends:  150mm APO Lanthar - $1.2K consistent, though a non-beater would 
> be closer to $2K
> 150mm f2.8 Xenotar - $1.5K  Try $2.5-7K
> 135mm f3.5 Planar with 67mm filter - $4K Try $3.5-9.5
> 
> http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lenses4x5.html
> 
> http://www.thalmann.com/largeformat/future.htm
> 
> 
> Keep an eye on your pocketbook !!!
> 
> Vick
> 
> 
> On 4/3/2011 12:11 AM, Richard Man wrote:
>> OK, for 35mm, it's easy: get Leica's :-) (I'm actually also a fan of Zeiss
>> and I'm sure the Nikon/Canon/Pentax/etc. have their fans too)
>> 
>> For medium format, Zeiss is of course the one to get.
>> 
>> How about large format? Not that I will get into large format per se, but
>> the 617 Fotoman in theory can accept just about any large format lens. So
>> for example, Kodak Ektar 135 lens. Aren't they suppose to be really good
>> too?
>> 
> 
> 
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Slobodan Dimitrov
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