Donzo98 Posted December 29, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) I sold my 50 SL a while ago... AF was too slow, and it was just too big for a 50mm lens. Well... after a long drought without it. I got the opportunity to buy MINE back After extensive use of my other 50's, I finally figured out that the SL really is a flagship lens. Welcome home... LOL. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/292705-reunited-with-my-50-sl/?do=findComment&comment=3654684'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Hi Donzo98, Take a look here Reunited with my 50 SL. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
arvin Posted December 29, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2018 Congrats! I will never let go of mine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted December 29, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2018 Awesome, it is a great lens. Enjoy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caissa Posted December 29, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 29, 2018 Look at the statistics: This lens has/had 3 owners. Two of the three were dissatisfied, so they sold the lens. So most of the users did not like this lens ... What does it tell about the lens ? What does it tell about this sort of statistics ? 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted December 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, caissa said: Look at the statistics: This lens has/had 3 owners. Two of the three were dissatisfied, so they sold the lens. So most of the users did not like this lens ... What does it tell about the lens ? What does it tell about this sort of statistics ? 🙂 Your comment tells me that you are not too mathematically inclined individual who would call one single data point statics. Besides you must ignore Leica owners who happen to be a bunch who can afford financial to have fun. Perhaps you can help enlighten us which other lens maker charges more than we can also start buying up them as well. Edited December 29, 2018 by sillbeers15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 29, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) Donzo did the right thing, economically. The math is simple. Panasonic will likely sell a couple of hundred thousand S1/S1Rs in the first year alone. After a couple of years there will be at least half a million L mount bodies out there, I estimate. If only a fraction of those users, let’s say 4 percent (96 percent will be happy with Panasonic and Sigma lenses), desire a Leica SL prime lens for that special depth rendering, no flare, no CA/PF, optical excellence ‘out of the box’ and assuming most of them will want/are smart enough to buy used, that’s an underlying bid for 20,000 SL35s, 50s, 75s, and 90s. Think about it, folks, 20,000 eBay bids for SL primes. Good luck trying to find those. Donzo will become rich. It’s a no brainer. Edited December 29, 2018 by Chaemono Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted December 29, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 29, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, caissa said: Look at the statistics: This lens has/had 3 owners. Two of the three were dissatisfied, so they sold the lens. So most of the users did not like this lens ... What does it tell about the lens ? What does it tell about this sort of statistics ? 🙂 It tells us nothing, other than Don thought it was a fantastic lens! Which it is. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 29, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 29, 2018 And with the logic above, I just picked up the 75 Summicron-SL, brand new, in a never opened box, at a 6.8 percent discount. Just as an illustration, in B&H terms this would be like paying $4,426 instead of $4,750 (of course, I paid the discount on the EUR list price). I can use it for a couple of years and still be able to sell it for about $3,350, I figured. The price new will be above $5,000 in three years’ time, I guess. That’s an amortization of $350 per year for an optically excellent weather sealed lens just waiting to be mounted on those modern low light, high ISO, high MPx S1R/SL2 sensors. It beats renting any day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted December 29, 2018 Share #9 Posted December 29, 2018 2 hours ago, sillbeers15 said: Your comment tells me that you are not too mathematically inclined individual who would call one single data point statics. Besides you must ignore Leica owners who happen to be a bunch who can afford financial to have fun. Perhaps you can help enlighten us which other lens maker charges more than we can also start buying up them as well. You realise @caissa's post was a joke? At least I took it as that. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBelly Posted December 29, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 29, 2018 Well I was lucky enough to buy one of the very first lenses off the line at a discount because the U.K. retailer had not adjusted for the change in currency. Fortune favours the brave hahahahaha oh and I still have and love it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 29, 2018 Share #11 Posted December 29, 2018 One doesn’t joke with mathematically inclined users on this forum. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzo98 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted December 29, 2018 Really love the IQ of this lens... second to none wide open. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/292705-reunited-with-my-50-sl/?do=findComment&comment=3654981'>More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 29, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) The IQ is the same as the first time you owned it, but your expectations may be lower now. 😁 Edited December 29, 2018 by Chaemono 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roofus Posted December 29, 2018 Share #14 Posted December 29, 2018 8 hours ago, caissa said: Look at the statistics: This lens has/had 3 owners. Two of the three were dissatisfied, so they sold the lens. So most of the users did not like this lens ... What does it tell about the lens ? What does it tell about this sort of statistics ? 🙂 Sample size is too small? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzo98 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted December 29, 2018 25 minutes ago, Chaemono said: The IQ is the same as the first time you owned it, but your expectations may be lower now. 😁 I just didn't like the large size and slow AF... but everything has it compromises. I now feel the IQ outweighs both of the negatives. Plus, I bought it back for less than I paid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 29, 2018 Share #16 Posted December 29, 2018 vor 4 Minuten schrieb Donzo98: Plus, I bought it back for less than I paid So you should get some money back then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted December 29, 2018 Share #17 Posted December 29, 2018 Don, You might have some fun with it on your CL as well. (I do). Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 29, 2018 Share #18 Posted December 29, 2018 Don’t tell him that. He may sell his 75SL then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted December 29, 2018 Share #19 Posted December 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, Chaemono said: Don’t tell him that. He may sell his 75SL then. He bought the 50sl back for less and can now sell the 75SL! Next thing . . . he will buy his SL back again. (Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arvin Posted December 29, 2018 Share #20 Posted December 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, Chaemono said: Don’t tell him that. He may sell his 75SL then. Why is that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now