The most expensive M lens in eBay

The 15mm Hologon was made in a small number, and the high asking prices reflect the rarity of this lens. My Hologon is a 16mm lens, and it was produced in a larger number than the 15mm lens, I think.
 
The Hologon 15mm f/8 was a lens made by Zeiss. 150 pieces of them got an M-mount and were marketed by Leitz. Hence is it the rarest M lens marketed by Leitz and a real collectors item. To compare: 2500 copies were made of the Noctilux 50mm f/1.2. Compared to the Hologon 15mm in M-mount not rare.


Erik.
 
I seem to recollect reading about a one-off Leica $2m lens made for Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar, a 1600mm f/5.6 telephoto, I think. It was so heavy he had a custom-made Mercedes to lug it around.
 
mark_pw said:
I've just browsed through eBay and found this expensive M lens.
https://ebay.to/2Qe1XrS

There are a couple of people following and watching it. Really? :bang:
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This is a BIN price. They are there to catch anybody who would *really* pay that much in a special circumstance; a collector looking within an exact serial number range, or some bloke who is trying to re-acquire a memorable time via a fetish such as a lens or painting or automobile. It's quite common.

If you were to log in to eBay and bid something that BIN price would disappear and be replaced with your bid. I just now bid $100, which was refused (a good thing too). So there is also a hidden reserve minimum that is not mentioned. I think "reserves" are a scam. In a true auction a reserve is called an opening bid and it takes off from there. But eBay is not a true auction, is it.

BINs have been a part of eBay for ages. Why do people keep posting about these things? hth
 
raid said:
I bid $200 and then even $210, but both offers were rejected.
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I can't think why, you doubled the previous bid and then went one better...

Regards, David

PS: Of course the advantage of the BIN price is that it only needs one taker and you don't have to wait until the auction ends. But having said that, um...
 
Texas has a lottery going all the time, it's for the children 😱. I never play, 'cause I might win, and then I wouldn't have an excuse for not buying stupid expensive stuff that no one could possibly need.
 
Is there anyway that I can check the "reasonable" price of a used Leica lens? It seems the sellers are setting arbitrary prices in eBay for some rare lenses.
 
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