[LRFlex] Re: Sigma 39mm -> 80mm Zoom lens???
- From: David Young <dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:02:38 -0700
About the 28mm Tamron f2.8, Alex wrote:
I have one of these somewhere in SL mount, and it's a pretty good lens. If
it's really cheap, it's probably worth buying. Seem to remember that David
Young had one too.
Actually, I had the 24mm/f2.5 and it was both decently made and a
remarkably decent performer. Not to Leica standards, of course, but
certainly up to the standards of Rose's Pentax, which is pretty good!
Of course, the 21mm/f4 SA that replaced it is FAR superior.
The best part was that I'd bought it used, rather cheaply. It was destroyed
in Bangkok and my insurance company brought me a brand new one. I was able
to sell it for most of the price of Doug Herr's user 21SA. :-)
Of course, this brings up the debate as to whether Leica lenses are truly
worth the extra that they cost. Personally, I say 'yes', but I suspect that
most of the world would day 'no'. In fact, comparing the sales figures of
Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Minolta etc., to Leica's sales figures; I'd say they
already have!
So, we know that all here like Leica and obviously think they ARE worth the
extra. But, how many of us buy *new* Leica stuff?
Personally, everything I own (except the R8 the insurance company bought me
to replace my R5) was bought used.
What say we do a quick poll...
What percentage of Leica gear do you buy used or new?
Everybody?
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