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Subject: [Leica] $3K = New Price for 90mm Apo Aspheric Summicron-M 6-bit with Box, Case, Caps
From: john.o.newell at comcast.net (J. Newell)
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:53:51 +0000 (UTC)








Same on this one as the whole M8 kit - $3K for this lens now... 



$3,000 shipped free to the lower 48 states. ?Leica 90mm Summicron-M Apo 
Aspheric lens for digital and film Leica rangefinders. Includes original 
box, leather case, Leica caps. Lens flange was machined for Leica 6-bit 
coding by John Milch. ?This is the same lens that's part of the M8/four-lens 
set I've also posted for sale and the only lens I'm interested in selling 
separately. 

The optics are clean with no scratches, cleaning marks, haze, fungus, 
coating issues or other blemishes or damage. The lens has very minor 
internal dust. 

Mechanically, the lens is perfect, with smooth focusing action and crisp, 
firm aperture detents. ? The aperture blades are clean and dry and do not 
show any bright marks from use. The lens hood extends and collapses 
correctly. ? This lens was CLA'd by DAG several years ago to cure what Don 
called "sticktion" (sticky friction) in the focusing helix, which made 
accurate focusing difficult. ? The focus is smooth and perfectly dampened 
now. ? The lens flange was machined for Leica 6-bit coding by John Milch and 
accurately sends lens information to my M8. 

The cosmetics are very nice but not perfect. ? There are bright marks 
showing on the edges of the aperture ring and one or two small bright marks 
on the focusing ring. ? The pictures below show some dust (externally), so 
look at the pics carefully with that in mind - the pinpoint bright spots are 
all or nearly all dust?(I think you will be able to tell which are which). 

If you are willing to use a lens that is less than 100% mint, this lens will 
not embarrass you in any setting other than a gathering of collectors who 
don't use their equipment. ?? The reason that I am selling this lens is that 
I'm not going to upgrade to an M9 and the effective 120mm focal length on my 
M8 is too long for most of my uses. ? If interested or if you have 
questions, please contact me off-list at newellj at gmail dawt com. 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000530-1.jpg 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000531-2.jpg 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000532-3.jpg 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000533-4.jpg 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000534-5.jpg 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000535-6.jpg 
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000536-7.jpg 

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/newellj/90APO/P1000537-8.jpg ? 


Thanks 

John Newell 




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