Tri Elmar M 28-35-50

[Olsen]

What is fair price for a Tri Elmar 28-35-50 mm supposedly sold new as late as July this year? Not coded.

 

[northpole]

In UK I have seen them advertised (and sold soon after) for anywhere between £1,250 & £1,700.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Good luck! I sold mine (2nd E49 version) right before they were discontinued - I've been kicking myself ever since.

Look to spend $3,500-$4,000 (US) for either version.

 

[JNewell]

I saw a very clean one recently for just under US$2k. Prices are all over the ballpark on this one. The really high-priced ones seem to stay "for sale" forever....not that that helps you as a buyer...

 

[Olsen]

There is an uncoded Tri Elmar on sale here in Norway, alledgedly sold new this summer (uncoded, how can that be?), for NOK 15.000 ($ 2,650 - £ 1.310 - € 1.820). - I suspect that it is older. 2.hand?

Still; from your input the price can't be all that bad.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

There is an uncoded Tri Elmar on sale here in Norway, alledgedly sold new this summer (uncoded, how can that be?), for NOK 15.000 ($ 2,650 - £ 1.310 - € 1.820)...

If it is the second version (E49 filter size) I would jump on it.

No surprise is it was recently sold new and uncoded (if true). Leica items can sit unsold on the shelf for months (or even years).

 

[Olsen]

If it is the second version (E49 filter size) I would jump on it.

No surprise is it was recently sold new and uncoded (if true). Leica items can sit unsold on the shelf for months (or even years).

Thanks for your advice, Bill. I'll go into possition....

 

[JNewell]

I did a lot of reading before buying a TE and came to the conclusion that as long as the individual lens in question was working correctly (operating the frameline selector), there was not much to distinguish the first and second versions. Optically, they are the same. The mount for the second version is a little more compact, but it offers less "shading" than the first version. The second verion has a tab, which individuals may or may not like. The second version also has the DOF scales, which looked very visually confusing to me (and also didn't work for an R-D1).

 

[furcafe]

FWIW, in my brief experience looking for 1 in time for my upcoming vacation, there appeared to be about a $500-1000 premium for the 2nd version. Personally, I didn't see any of the advantages of the 2nd version that you list as being worth that premium.

I did a lot of reading before buying a TE and came to the conclusion that as long as the individual lens in question was working correctly (operating the frameline selector), there was not much to distinguish the first and second versions. Optically, they are the same. The mount for the second version is a little more compact, but it offers less "shading" than the first version. The second verion has a tab, which individuals may or may not like. The second version also has the DOF scales, which looked very visually confusing to me (and also didn't work for an R-D1).