At 07:43 PM 4/19/06 +0200, Thor Legvold wrote: >What's the average price of a "user" M4? > >What's the average price for a 35mm around f1.4 or f2, and a 85mm or >90mm at f2 or so? A user M4 can be had for around $700 or less. A 2.8/35 Jupiter-12 will cost around $50, as will a 2/85 Jupiter-9. The adapter rings will run around $50 for a pair. The M4 is not a terribly wise choice due to its provenance and design -- the M4 was built immediately after the retirement of most of the really skilled Leitz workforce, wounded combat veterans who left the job in the mid and later 1960's, and it was built to have absolutely everything adjustable, meaning that something is always needing tweaked. An M4-2 or M6 would be a wiser choice. Marc msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505 --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list