TTartisan 28mm f5.6

[nzeeman]

about that price of 50$-i asked ttartisan directly. they say its probably deposit fee. lens should be around 300$

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

about that price of 50$-i asked ttartisan directly. they say its probably deposit fee. lens should be around 300$

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._lens_for.html

Most peculiar! But, hey! it's a number one seller!

Mike

 

[raydm6]

Pretty little thing.

https://photorumors.com/2021/11/20/t...for-pre-order/

Looks like the $50 is a deposit placeholder then.

From B&H 'Request Stock Alert' button:

We'll Let You Know When It's Back On The Shelf

Thank you for your interest in this item.
Please note: Once you receive word that this item is available, it's up to you to act! An email notification guarantees neither inventory nor price. But don't worry: should you miss out on the first shipment, you can always request another notification.

 

[jsrockit]

That is not what the listing says.

 

[MaZo]

It says lens indeed, but my guess is it's a price for an accesory. How about the lens hood?

 

[Dogman]

I saw the lower price too. Figured it was a typo. Nice looking lens but I don't have a Leica and adapting it to my X-Pros seems like creating a less than useful configuration.

For what it's worth, I have the 17, 35 and 50mm TTArtisan lenses for Fuji. They are impressive, cheap and fun. I'm very happy with all of them and I'm eagerly looking forward to the announced 23/1.4 as well.

 

[raydm6]

It says lens indeed, but my guess is it's a price for an accesory. How about the lens hood?

Good catch. The $298 seems more in-line, and the MFR # is too - compared to their other lens MFR #'s. There is a lens shade available shown in this video. Perhaps the -ACC is for that?

 

[raid]

Oh well. Many people have ordered a "lens" that may be a lens hood without the lens.
Now what do we do?
Contact B&H?

 

[raid]

You said you are not interested, I guess you are like Mr. Zhou, when you see the dollar sign, you changed your heart. LOL

This is the RFF! Money always plays an issue here. If my budget were unlimited, I would order a Noctilux 50mm and a Summilux 50mm lens too.

 

[xayraa33]

Accessory or not, common sense should have told anyone that $49.99 for a new real lens of that type in this day and age is either a misprint or a scam by crooks spoofing that website.

 

[raid]

Will B&H honor such orders for lenses or will they just send us lenshoods?

 

[jsrockit]

Accessory or not, common sense should have told anyone that $49.99 for a new real lens of that type in this day and age is either a misprint or a scam by crooks spoofing that website.

Well, it is not a Leica lens and cheap Chinese lenses are not exactly rare.

 

[xayraa33]

Well, it is not a Leica lens and cheap Chinese lenses are not exactly rare.

But even cheap Chinese lenses in Leica M mount like the rest of the TT Artisan or 7 Artisan for the Leica M lens stable do not sell new for 50 bucks. The "rare" thing is to be seen..remember, Komura or Sanyo Koki lenses or W. Acall lenses in LTM were budget lenses from Japan in the 1950s and are not common now and very collectable now too .

 

[raid]

It seems that B&H has removed the $50 offer, and there is only the ad for the lens at the full price.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Good catch. The $298 seems more in-line, and the MFR # is too - compared to their other lens MFR #'s. There is a lens shade available shown in this video. Perhaps the -ACC is for that?

I made a screen grab of the page when I ordered it, and a screen grab of the receipt. At that time, it was plainly $49 for the lens, not $49 for an accessory. The receipt they emailed me is for the lens as well. They've changed the page. We'll see what happens.

 

[raid]

B&H should honor the orders until they made the corrections to their ads and receipts.
TTArtisan 28mm f/5.6 Lens for Leica M TT2856LM
New Item - Coming Soon QTY: 1 Price: $49.99

 

[nzeeman]

i searched a bit and as i understand b&h doesnt honor the orders if difference is obviously huge. if they wrote 249 instead of 299 they would probably honor it. thats why i asked ttartisan directly - just to prevent people here making mistake. anyway im sure since its preorder that they would refund it.

 

[raid]

The question is then whether getting this lens at $299 is a good deal or not.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

The question is then whether getting this lens at $299 is a good deal or not.

I'll let you know when I get mine for $49. 🙂

 

[raid]

I like your persistence! You lead the way and we shall follow ...