stump4545 Posted May 26, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted May 26, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) last year this time you couldnt find a 35 lux fle or 50mm lux asph, now there are tons for sale. Â did leica just finish a production run or are they just making more lenses in general? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Hi stump4545, Take a look here M Lens supply increasing?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
tobey bilek Posted May 26, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted May 26, 2012 The way to tell is check inventory of major suppliers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted May 26, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted May 26, 2012 I can't find any 35mm FLEs for sale anywhere and the few new ones on eBay are 2-3k USD over retail. Â There was a production run of Summilux 50mm lenses and Summicron 28mm lenses but they are beginning to disappear now from vendors inventory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enenrf Posted May 28, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted May 28, 2012 The latest 35 lux asph waiting time is still around a year. But I found the used M lens price drop a little bit this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted May 28, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted May 28, 2012 There certainly has been an upsurge in used lenses in some dealers' lists. Maybe those owners anticipating a new Leica system camera were clearing out their unused/unwanted stock of M-lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 28, 2012 Share #6  Posted May 28, 2012 The latest 35 lux asph waiting time is still around a year. But I found the used M lens price drop a little bit this year.  I think that depends upon what part of the world you are in. I've seen two current 35 Summilux lenses available from dealer stock here in the UK.  The used prices are down considerably – or at least there doesn't appear to be any appetite to pay above new price for used mint lenses of any kind. There might be another 'bubble' like there was last Summer but I don't get the sense that the M system is quite the flavour of the month that it was for a couple of years after the release of the M9. I'm not sure the MM has changed anything in that regard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magosak Posted May 28, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted May 28, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I got my M9-P from a dealer a couple of weeks ago. When I jokingly inquired about a chrome 50mm Summilux, to my surprise he said that he had one in stock. I wasn't planning to buy one so soon but couldn't pass up the opportunity knowing that they are in short supply. Â I told him that my next purchase would be to upgrade my 90mm pre-ASPH Summicron with an APO-ASPH one. His reply was "We actually have two units of the 90mm APO on order. When we placed the order, our salesman gave an ETA of "forever less a day"". Well, it might take that long for me to be ready for this upgrade anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted May 28, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted May 28, 2012 My wife had the fortune of calling Mayfair two weeks ago and being told that there was a 35 FLE there, exceptionally, since the person who had ordered it had changed their mind. She paid immediately over the telephone and picked it up in person later. It's my 40th birthday present, which she has now hidden somewhere in the house until October. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted May 28, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted May 28, 2012 Elating and frustrating! You have a thoughtful wife who believes in planning ahead! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 28, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted May 28, 2012 I hope supply is increasing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted May 28, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted May 28, 2012 My wife had the fortune of calling Mayfair two weeks ago and being told that there was a 35 FLE there, exceptionally, since the person who had ordered it had changed their mind. She paid immediately over the telephone and picked it up in person later. It's my 40th birthday present, which she has now hidden somewhere in the house until October. Â Tell her about all the nice pictures you could take between now and October! -------------- Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted May 28, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted May 28, 2012 My wife had the fortune of calling Mayfair two weeks ago and being told that there was a 35 FLE there, exceptionally, since the person who had ordered it had changed their mind. She paid immediately over the telephone and picked it up in person later. It's my 40th birthday present, which she has now hidden somewhere in the house until October. Â I can't think of a better idea to do some Spring house cleaning (of course when she's out and about). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted May 29, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted May 29, 2012 I can't think of a better idea to do some Spring house cleaning (of course when she's out and about). Â :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magosak Posted May 29, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted May 29, 2012 I can't think of a better idea to do some Spring house cleaning (of course when she's out and about). Â or, it might be a trick to get you to clean the house. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted May 29, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted May 29, 2012 Used prices are down for 50 Summilux ..selling for about $36-$3700 used. Noctilux is selling for $10600-11,000 used. 35 FLE is going for standard retail used also. Of course this all means supply is up. Some discontinued lenses like the 75 Summilux are still going up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted May 29, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted May 29, 2012 My spouse hid a gift inside an empty 3 gallon popcorn can, the kind people send you as a gift. Â I found it within 48 hours and was not even looking for it. Â Something similar happened before that so so gifts are no longer hidden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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