35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
1) I have no idea average Italian salary.
2) A Ferrari is worth every euro.
3) Germans need $ for their Mercedes.
4) Labor cost was the reason for original Midland move.
5) The Noct are mfg in small quantities = low supply, high demand = high price.
Is it worth $10K(US). Probably no.
Superdan138
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Def a collectors thing.....not much of a lens that one would want to use.....most likely.
-Daniel
-Daniel
b.espahbod
Optophile
the day i bought the noct i sold 50mm crons, luxs and elmars. noct is an ALL-IN-ONE lens, its like having a Cron,Lux and elmar in one package + f/1, its worth every cent but preferably to be bought under 4K
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findwolfhard
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Nope, reason was high duty on US imports and/or restrictions against German postwar products, and also most of the Midland pioneers there came from Germany. I guess they were far better off there than back home, when Germany was still more or less in ruins!
Best regards Wolfhard
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findwolfhard
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Hard to find ,- no problem!
Hard to find ,- no problem!
Hi all!
I got my new Noctilux 1:0,4 yesterday, damn hard to use and very heavy!
In the hands of a true master it will surely deliver outstanding results.
I would let it go for a snap! For 10000 only it could be yours!
Best regards from Krautland,-
Wolfhard
Hard to find ,- no problem!
Hi all!
I got my new Noctilux 1:0,4 yesterday, damn hard to use and very heavy!
In the hands of a true master it will surely deliver outstanding results.
I would let it go for a snap! For 10000 only it could be yours!
Best regards from Krautland,-
Wolfhard
maddoc
... likes film again.
Nice !! Does the strap support the weight ?
Hi all!
I got my new Noctilux 1:0,4 yesterday, damn hard to use and very heavy!
In the hands of a true master it will surely deliver outstanding results.
I would let it go for a snap! For 10000 only it could be yours!
Best regards from Krautland,-
Wolfhard
Superdan138
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Nice !! Does the strap support the weight ?
Very nice....any others for under $4,000 now?
-Daniel
Superdan138
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I just bid on one in Ebay but it went for more than I bid....missed it by that much....
-Dan
-Dan
maddoc
... likes film again.
Patience be your friend ...
BTW, if it doesn't have to be the newest one .... Have a look at the classifieds here at RFF.
Tom A
RFF Sponsor
A bit of trivia: When Leica sold ELcan to Hughes Aerospace in the 90's - they offered the german specialists at Midland an opportunity to go back to Wetzlar. Dont know the exact number that was extended the offer - but only 1 person took it! I talked to a friend - who had been offered a position in Wetzlar/Solms and his response was "Hell no. I like it here. I have a cottage by a lake, I have a house in Midland and more wide open space than I know what to do with!. Central Germany is mainly roads, farms and congestion".
Superdan138
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FINALLY BOUGHT MY NOCTILUX TODAY!!!!!!!!!
-Daniel
-Daniel
axiom
Non-Registered User
Superda138
congrats!
finally
congrats!
finally
Superdan138
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matt335
Well-known
Congrats Superdan!!! which Nocti did you end up getting ?
Superdan138
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Excellent condition E60 from early 1980s....removable hood....wow....cant wait to go shooting...tomorrow looks like I can!
-Daniel
matt335
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sweet !!! I'd be shooting in my sleep with that lens ! Looking forward to seeing your results !
ramosa
B&W
superdan, from where? how much? (i have been watching the prices for a while.) thanks.
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
Most interesting. Germany is a wunderbar place to visit. I was stationed there a few years when I was a kid in the US Army. [My other choice would have been a tropical vacation in Vietnam.]
A friend of mine who fought with the German Army WWII (Italy) was POW in a prison camp in the US. After the war he returned to Germany for a year and came back to the United States to live and raise his family.