Where have all the 35 Lux's gone?

[Hephaestus]

Erik,

Thanks. It seems those ones were already gone by the time I clicked on them. 🙁

Wintoid,

Cheers- that's the one Magnus PM'd me about. Trouble is that it ends up slightly more than $3000 US to get it to me, and at that's only a few hundred less than a new one from B&H. (I feel bad for you eueropean photographers- kit consistently seems more expensive over there...).

Please keep me in mind if you see a 35 Summilux that you're not buying yourself. 😀

-Ryan

 

[Chad]

Why is it that the 35/1.4 Summilux is so much bigger than a Canon 35/1.5? It doesn't seem that the difference in maximum aperature is great enough to account for the size difference. 😕

~Chad

 

[Bill58]

You probably have bad karma and difficulty getting one because you insist on calling it a "Lux".

Leitz lenses are NOT "lux" or "cron".

They are Summicron, and Summilux.

We all don't have to use some silly internet/chat/txt message spelling.

Biogons are not "gons". Noktons are not "tons".

We are not the Little Rascals in the "He Man Wimmin Hater's Club". We are presumably literate adults.

I hereby request the idiotic and asinine abbreviated spelling of lens names stop right here and now, forever.

OK--"Fletch". Is a nickname or abbreviation that important? Not unless you work for Webster's or live in "Her Majesty's realm" I guess.

 

[Damaso]

I am starting my Leica aquisition program but the prices that some people, esp. on eBay are asking for the 35 and 75 are outta sight!

 

[venchka]

Give it up. There are too many good 35mm lenses around to go chasing the silly crazy priced lenses. The 75mm Leitz lenses are virtually in a niche of their own. The C/V 75/2.5 is very very good. There are very nice 85mm lenses from the Other Guys, Canon & Nikkor. If you can do without the extra stops, go for it.
Here's a thought: Buy sensible priced 35mm & 75mm now. Hang on to the Summicron-Summilux money. If, after using the first pair and being very objective, you still desire the Leica lenses, be prepared to pounce in an instant. Sell the first lenses for what you paid for them.

 

[Damaso]

The problem for me is that I have gotten used to using very fast SLR lenses and don't want to lose anymore light than I have to... that said I probably won't be getting a Lux anytime soon unless I get lucky...😡

 

[Krosya]

here is one just ended a lil while back - not too bad of a price, I suppose.:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140133378242&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004

 

[ZeissFan]

Yahoo Auctions are coming to an end. I found some good deals there.