Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use all of my R lenses on my SL. I'm glad I never sold them. Tina On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Maybe that is the key,,,,, Leica designed zoom lesnes stay high in price, > primes and designed by others zooms drop like a rock. > Stll amazed that a camera system that was discontinued over 10 years ago, > was a bit esoteric to begin with, and has/had no real digital capability > has had such high prices all these years...... > If only the SL had a R adapter that would operate the iris of the R > lenses...... > > Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net > > On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Aside from the non sigma Minolta derived zooms then. Primes. Cheap. R > summilux 80s is 1/10th price of m summilux from same era. Be it 35. 50. > 80/75 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2018, at 8:34 PM, Frank Filippone < > red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > Lenses went up recently..... except the > older ones....they should have tanked.... > > You can buy a perfectly good > 28-70 for less than $400, but the 35-70 is $1K. Similar in the 80-200 which > still runs $1K+ and if you want the 21-35, that will set you back almost > $3K...... > The 75-150, which i bought and tested, costs less than $200 and > is better by my testing than a Nikon 70-210 F4, which costs $750++ > Who is > buying all of these to keep the prices so high? Retired Doctors, Lawyers > and Indian Chiefs? > Could be the after effects of the SL? But the lenes > are a PITA to use as they are not native mount.... might as well use N or > C. > > Haven?t seen a R camea in the field for years..... > > > Frank > Filippone Red735i at verizon.net > > On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Mark > Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > I thought the film > revival would raise all boats but no? I just scored an R-5 lovely camera > shot thousands of slides in Tanzania with it, an R-6 still have. And R-E. > > > Roberts just sold me shipped an R-5 good working order. $109. > > Minolta > X700s and XE-7s good cameras both seem to close at a hundred bucks as well > > > Nikon FM and bog standard OM1 s again great cameras. Bring more > > > Why? > > Still seeking R-3, Leicaflex and R8/9 w DMR > > Cheap lenses too > > > Thx mark in pdx > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>