[LRflex] Re: 35mm lens

To Jerry - Profits? only Leica lenses fit pros
lousy one :-[
Nevertheless, you're right about sheer value. But from what I sense, the 
meaning of "invest" was about return on lump sum spent i.e. pleasure 
against market value - and the question was worth asking in this repect, 
was it not? My Elminoltarit is one of the pleasures of my life, I had to 
break the piggy bank to buy it though; may I then consider that I made a 
wise investment in that sense?

Yours
Leicaphile (who can't wait for the first snow fall - scheduled tonight 
in Eastern France).
 

Jerry Lehrer wrote:

>Yong and Young,
>
>"Invest" is the wrong word.  It presupposes that there is a
>possibility of making a profit on a future sale of one of those
>items.
>
>In my studied opinion, there is NO Leica R lens which can
>be bought NOW, which will appreciate in value as a used lens.
>
>I don't care if you buy new or used, it WILL go down in
>value, hence it is not an investment, it is a purchase.
>
>Jerry
>
>yong chang wrote:
>
>  
>
>>David, good to hear from you! 50mm and 35mm lenses
>>would take care of 80% of my needs. I will wait till
>>coming back to N. America.
>>Richard
>>
>>--- David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>yong chang wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I plan to invest in a 35mm lens. Would like to hear
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>comments from users on the following:
>>>      
>>>
>>>> Elmarit F2.8
>>>> Summicron F2
>>>> Summicron-R F2
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Good Afternoon Richard!
>>>
>>>Which lens is best, is a very personal question!
>>>
>>>By Elmarit 2.8, are you referring to the (Minolta
>>>made) 24mm Elmarit-R,
>>>or the (Leica made) 28mm Elmarit-R?
>>>
>>>The 35mm Summicron-R is well regarded.  However,
>>>both the 28 and 24mm
>>>lenses are also very good, and offer more coverage.
>>>
>>>It's not really a matter of which one is 'best', or
>>>even preferable.
>>>It's more a matter of how you see the world, when
>>>you lift a camera to
>>>your eye.
>>>
>>>F'rinstance, I shoot 'long'... I use a 90mm lens as
>>>standard, and have
>>>rarely owned wide angle lenses of any kind.  I
>>>bought the 21mm Super
>>>Angulon f4, because when my back is to the wall,
>>>that's when I want a
>>>w/a.  However, not everyone is so extreme as I am.
>>>
>>>Pick the one which most suits how you 'see' the
>>>world.  They are all good.
>>>
>>>I'm sure others here will be glad to give you their
>>>viewpoints on the
>>>lens(es) of this group, that they own!
>>>
>>>Cheers!
>>>
>>>--
>>>David Young,
>>>Logan Lake, BC
>>>CANADA.
>>>
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