[rollei_list] Re: 3.5F for $1,200?

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 10:41:14 -0800

RUGers,

Unfortunately, Peter is correct. Desirability has nowt to do with
practicality.
A Xenotar MAY be a better lens, but the Planars fetch more money.

The Bay II accessories are painfully hard to find, compared with Bay
III.

Frankly, I prefer the f2.8 because it has a longer FL lens, but it is
much
heavier than the f3.5 equipped cameras.

Jerry

"Peter K." wrote:

> Right now people have money before the holidays. The $750 is a fairly
> realistic price, but the camera has the less sought after Xenotar. Now
> I am not trying to get into a pissing contest with Planar versus
> Xenotar. They are both good lenses, but the Planar fetches the higher
> price. Personally for that money I would opt for a 2.8 lens. That is
> the ones the pros usually used and Bay 3 accessories seem to be more
> prevalent. Besides, I get a bit faster of a lens for those low light
> situations. Peter K
>  On 12/4/05, Rei Shinozuka <shino@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>      ebay rating is a function of transparency of information
>      (condition,
>      return policy, shipping cost, etc) and efficient execution.
>      it's
>      not an indicator of general price level, since
>      buyers are free to bid whatever they want for an object, or
>      to not
>      enter into the transaction at all.
>
>      in other words, i don't think it is legitimate for a buyer
>      to
>      give a seller a negative rating because the price was too
>      high, or
>      indeed to complain in general that the seller "charged too
>      much".
>
>      -rei
>
>      On Dec03 21:37, Don Williams wrote:
>      >    Interesting listing on eBay.  A relatively clean 3.5F
>      for around $1,200.
>      >
>      >    Item # 7568780673
>      >
>      >    Seems somewhat high to me but I suppose that the seller
>      has been having
>      >    success or he wouldn't still be in business.
>
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