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I am always watching Ebay for vintage lenses. Prices for many of the vintage Japanese Lenses are way down from 10 years ago. I noticed a drop in prices over several that I keep an eye on at about the time the Tariffs were announced. Camera collecting in Japan seems to be a hobby for the old. Lenses that were $600 a few years ago, I was able to pick up for under $125. I've bought a lot of vintage lenses out of Japan in the last couple of years.I'm not sure you can assume with any accuracy that has a direct relationship to tariffs. As a parallel in the vintage guitar market, prices have soared and yet items sit for long periods of time.