LLL Summicron Elcan 50mm f2

[Erik van Straten]

This looks very nice.

Erik.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/194956267025?hash=item2d644c8e11:g:1LYAAOSw83FiMsA3

 

[Emile de Leon]

Get it!!!!

 

[raid]

Very nice looking ELCAN, Erik 🙂

 

[Bill Blackwell]

There's an RFF thread on that very lens HERE.

 

[Emile de Leon]

He knows..

 

[Rob-F]

Nice looking lens. They probably shouldn't call it a "Summicron Elcan", though. Summicron and Elcan are two different lenses, after all. Since this one is only four elements in four groups, it can't be a Summicron.

 

[raid]

Nice looking lens. They probably shouldn't call it a "Summicron Elcan", though. Summicron and Elcan are two different lenses, after all. Since this one is only four elements in four groups, it can't be a Summicron.

I wondered too, Rob. You are correct. I have several Summicrons and the ELCAN is not a Summicron.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Anybody bought one yet? The seller - on eBay - is in Bangkok, Thailand. Will it be a safe buy?

Erik.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Anybody bought one yet? The seller - on eBay - is in Bangkok, Thailand. Will it be a safe buy?

When you add the shipping charges, the seller in Hong Kong is less. Look here.

 

[raid]

Anybody bought one yet? The seller - on eBay - is in Bangkok, Thailand. Will it be a safe buy?

Erik.

I would have one of the known RFF members here give you a contact information of a trustworthy dealer in Hong Kong.

 

[raid]

When you add the shipping charges, the seller in Hong Kong is less. Look here.

He states it is for free: Shipping:
FREE Expedited Shipping | See details
International shipment of items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges.

Located in:
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks Raid, yes Breguet is a well known shop, I bought from them earlier.

Erik.

 

[Emile de Leon]

You can get that lens $100- cheaper inc shipping..from other vendors..
I did..
And my vendor in HK..tested it out for me too to make 100% sure it was a good one as LLL has a 50% defect rate..

 

[raid]

You can get that lens $100- cheaper inc shipping..from other vendors..
I did..
And my vendor in HK..tested it out for me too to make 100% sure it was a good one as LLL has a 50% defect rate..

I was about to mention you to Erik for this reason, Emile.

 

[boojum]

You can get that lens $100- cheaper inc shipping..from other vendors..
I did..
And my vendor in HK..tested it out for me too to make 100% sure it was a good one as LLL has a 50% defect rate..

Can anyone else bear out the 50% defect rate or point me to a source for this information?

 

[coelacanth]

Just so you know, I have one for sale in the Classifieds with no defects what so ever. Smooth focusing, dead-on focusing with my digital M, no issues.

 

[TL7]

Can anyone else bear out the 50% defect rate or point me to a source for this information?

My HK dealer said the same thing...wont disclose who though..
Elcan didnt sell well and dealers are flush w/them.
Maybe time to get a good deal on one.

 

[cboy]

My HK dealer said the same thing...wont disclose who though..
Elcan didnt sell well and dealers are flush w/them.
Maybe time to get a good deal on one.

So dealers are flush with defective ones? Where can I get non defective ones. For reviews I've seen it doesn't have the microcontrast of Summicrons but since it's a simplified variant of the Summicron I guess is its character.

 

[boojum]

Has anyone bought one which was defective? On occasion rumors are not true. One would assume that LLL is checking them in QC before they ship them. Just an idle thought.

 

[boojum]

Here is a pic of a non-defective Chinese Szechuan Deep Fried Tofu and vegetables taken with a non-defective LLL "Elcan" @/f.2.0

L1003596 M9 + LLL "Elcan" by West Phalia, on Flickr​