28mm 1.9 pricing?

[szekiat]

Whats a good price for a 28mm f1.9? I'm currently using a 25mm and while the wideness is brilliant, the F4 and the lack o coupling is starting to get to me. I use my wideangles for portraits and stuff and not being able to focus properly erks me... looking at a chrome used one but i'm not sure how much i should be paying....

 

[Memnon]

Hard to find used.... so expensive, maybe new ?

 

[Kim Coxon]

ffordes have an ex demo one at the moment for £249.

Kim

 

[szekiat]

ok, i think i should seriously jump at the offer in front of me. Its asking for 250USD!!!!

 

[laptoprob]

do jump, do!

 

[markinlondon]

Jonathon Harris has one at £179

http://www.jonathanharris.co.uk/leica.htm

Mark

 

[sockeyed]

Try and get a feel for the lens mounted on a body before you buy. I just tested out the 28/1.9 and the 28/3.5 for a week and I found the 1.9 very large (it blocks about 1/4 of the VF on an M6.

I was pretty set to save up for the 1.9, but I found the 3.5 to be a beautiful little lens that is built like a tank. The image quality is pretty stunning, too. IMO, unless you're really keen to do low-light photography with a 28, would consider the 3.5.

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

that's a great price ...

The reason there are so few of them used is that the ultron is simply one of the best VC lenses in the lineup.

I don't find the lens very intrusive on a M6 (.72), but then again I use a 28VF.

 

[haagen_dazs]

kiat kiat.... 😀 😀 😀