hexanon 90 price check

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wondering about a price on a nib, demo lens.
it has barely been touched.

a 90/2.8 m hexanon for leica.

i'm waiting on a confirmed quote but unless there has been a mistake, the price seems very, very good.

joe
 
i have done the searches but have not been able to determine what a good price might be.

i had not been thinking about this lens for my 90 but i may have a shot at a new one.

help...

joe
 
Hi Joe,

I bought one (NIB) here at a camera shop in Melbourne for $400 AUD which at the moment is about $305 USD. I don't think Iwould go much higher than that.

Good luck,

Lou
 
305 seems really low...i doubt i would find one at that price locally.
they originally sold for over 1000 cdn.

thanks dan, ol' pal!
;)

joe
 
I bought mine new in box, non-demo with full warranty for 325 dollars. That was in the fall, in Japan.
 
i saw that too al and i agree that it will likely go higher.

stuart, 325 is a good price i think.

i'll know for sure on monday, but the one i saw today was priced at 395 cdn which is about 356 u.s.
i doubt that i'd find another one locally at all, let alone at a lower price.

the saleman needed to double check on the price so i have to wait till next week.
if that is the correct price i think i'll buy it.
i have been looking for a nice elmar c 90/4, factoring cost and performance but this new 90/2.8 is in the same ballpark, money wise, is faster and from what i have read is as good a performer, maybe better.

and new is nice...:)
 
Joe, I think that is a very good price. And I think it is going to be a superb performer. Mine was way beyond the Tele-Elmarit that I had. I am not quite sure what happened in Ray's thread about it, but I think exposure and subject matter was working against it. It is a very sharp and contrasty lens, and I don't think it really got a fair shake in that thread. Unfortunately, I am away from my scanner or I would post some stuff taken with it. One nice thing about it is that it is small, light, and features a sliding hood. It makes it very nice and easy to use and a good choice to get a lot of extra reach and a reasonably fast max aperture with only a tiny bit of extra bulk.
 
I think the 90/2.8 can go for as high as $600. I saw someone *TRY* to sell one at $1500 (it didn't sell). If you can get one in the $300-$400 range that would be a good deal.

Like Stuart says I don't think it came out looking too good in my comparison thread, but it's a nice "fast" lens, in a very nice size. I shot some more with it last week. I've attached a closeup portrait shot in full direct sun, with a green filter, and a little USM.

Good luck with your search.


:)
 

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Joe: when I bought mine (new) in late 2002, I paid $375. Mind you, it was part of a package, including a Hexar kit (body, 50mm f/2 M-Hex, flash, and that posh display case), so the dealer cut me a bit of slack. A fair price for a clean one, with box and case, should be $450-500 tops, IMO. The lens is a true sleeper, well-designed, well-built. No need to compare it with all the other worthy 90s; it stands on its own merits, and well.


- Barrett
 
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Not a hijacking

Not a hijacking

amateriat said:
Joe: when I bought mine (new) in late 2002, I paid $375. Mind you, it was part of a package, including a Hexar kit (body, 50mm f/2 M-Hex, flash, and that posh display case), so the dealer cut me a bit of slack. A fair price for a clean one, with box and case, should be $450-500 tops, IMO. The lens is a true sleeper, well-designed, well-built. No need to compare it with all the other worthy 90s; it stands on its own merits, and well.


- Barrett
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Barrett,

Do you shoot mostly color with your Hex lenses? Thanks.

p.s. I tried to send you a PM, but your box is full (hence the edited title of this post).

Ray
 
Last time I checked, it's a 70/30 mix of b/w to color. Searching my hard drives for examples of both as I write this.


- Barrett


P.S. Thanks for reminding me...cleaning out the ol' PM box right now!
 
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Last month, some german company sold cca 15 of them on eBay at 300 EUR BIN price. They're all gone now though.
 
Great lens. I traded mine in for a "thin" TE. Not sure if I did the right thing. Don't even think about it Joe - that's a good price!

 
Peter, if your thin TE is anything like my thin TE, I am not sure you did the right thing. The Konica is definitely sharper wide open. That said, I have not done a full comparison of them in varied lighting conditions. That said, the TE is still a great lens, so no big loss.
 
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