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How much would you pay for a ver2 75mm lux?


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Isn't version 2 the Canadian one ? Version 3 being made in Germany?

More than being mint or not, I think #1 criteria should be whether focus is spot on at F1.4. It seems to be a recurring issue.

As for price, I paid my version 2 €1500, 6 bits coded, CLA'd and calibrated for the M8/9.

I am still debating whether to keep or not since it kind of doubles with my 60 Hex.

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Is ver 3 the German one? Thanks for the information. If you do decide to sell yours than I might be interested. How do you like it by the way? Do you have any images on your website that have been taken with this lens?

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I have some shots with 75mm Lux on my website, type it in the search field and they should come up. Below is one with the M9 wide-open (with the center crop). It shows well the rendering and bokeh of this lens. I like it a lot, it is wonderful for portraits wide open and stopped down as sharp as other 75mm lenses. Yet, the 60mm Hexanon has a very similar rendering wide open, is much smaller, easier to use and perfect for the 50mm framelines. So I am not sure yet what I'll do, some thinking to do :confused:

 

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75 lux sign full LR.jpg

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Thanks for your reply. I'll do a search as you suggested. Did you CLA the lens because it was backfocusing? Was the mount changed with the 6 bit coding? Anyway if you decide to sell then send me a PM as I am interested. Thanks.

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Dof is so thin at F1.4, that a very slight front or back focus will show. Seems that tolerances on the M8/M9 need the lens to be perfectly calibrated for it. In the case of my lens, the previous owner did it, cost him 900€ CLA, 6 bits code and adjust apparently.

So really if you are to buy one, make sure you can test it before. I'll let you know if I was to sell mine.

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