Leica LTM What price a UC-Hexanon?

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I'm in a real quandry over this lens. It's a great performer though I have barely used it in the twelve months I've had it. I seem to frame incorrectly sometimes when using it mounted on my RD1. I've manged to put it down to the fact I wear glasses and the way I use the frame and I think I'll go back to using my 28. It's the best lens I own but it's simply not working out for me.

My problem now is how much is this lens worth. It was made in a limited number of 1000 of which this is No 962. I can't find any for sale on the internet. I called into my local dealer at the weekend and he couldn't help and didn't know what to offer if he was to buy it. Anyone UC-Hex owners out there got any idea.

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I bought one about two months ago, and flipped it two weeks later. Sold for $2200, but that was through a dealer who had a buyer on hand.
 
When selling it on ebay I feel your selling price will go up greatly when you point out in the title that it is a Japanese Summicron.

The Summicrons are sought after, the claim is completely legit as per Dante Stella's write-up on the lens.

I'd say it should fetch USD 1,800, possibly 2,000 when presenting it like that.

Offer it to a reputable dealer in the UK like Red Dot, Aperture, Ffordes or Peter Loy for USD 1700 equivalent and one of them might just take it off you, if you do not want to deal with online selling, eBay and PayPal.
 
I bought a perfect set with everything included (it even has the original Japanese price placard). The seller had bought it new earlier this year and said he had taken a few pictures. I thought I paid a lot - a little less than $1400.
 
gdi said:
I bought a perfect set with everything included (it even has the original Japanese price placard). The seller had bought it new earlier this year and said he had taken a few pictures. I thought I paid a lot - a little less than $1400.
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I've seen them go here for around USD 1,400 about a year ago.
Prices have gone up severely since then, especially out in the eBay jungle.
 
I sold mine a couple years ago for $1300. Prices have gone up since then and you should be able to get $1700 -1800 for it at least, maybe a bit more in the UK. Summicron 35 prices have gone through the roof the last year or so and this lens should trend with those prices.
 
Well I bought mine to keep and figured I better buy when it was available. I bought from an RFFer and he said he paid about the same a few month prior and actually soft-sold the condition; it's nice to deal with honest folks!
 
I can remember when Matsuiyastore used to list these occasionally for around $1100.00 .... he hasn't had one for ages!
 
I'd say it's worth every penny under $1700. Probably even up to $2000. (USD.) I had mine for a bit over a year then sold it due to needing a faster 35mm so I bought a Summilux. While I haven't missed the UC-Hexanon since I got the Summilux, I really did love that lens. It's stunning in the way that it renders. It's definitely one of the best lenses I've ever owned and among the best ever made.

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I remember buying one new for about $750. You could probably get double that price now if you found the right buyer. The real worth probably lies somewhere between the two. It is a nice lens but not $1500++++ good.

As far as being one of the best lenses EVER.....😱
 
Erwin Puts holds the UC-Hexanon 35/2.0 in high esteem too.


Years ago I bought the earlier silver L-Hexanon 35/2.0 (the exact same lens as on the Hexar AF) and paid around EUR 600 for it.
They're asking around EUR 1500 for that one on eBay now😱😱 but those two lenses on eBay will likely be around for a while.
Why? There's no Summicron comparence on that lens anywhere on the net. It renders more like a 1960s Nikkor 35/1.8 which is a great lens too, but less well-known...
 
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