bags27 Posted March 25, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEICA-35MM-SUMMILUX-M-F1-4-AA-SILVER-CHROME-ASPHERICAL-PROTOTYPE-11873-LENS-1-1/292998067890 shipping is free! Edited March 25, 2019 by bags27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Hi bags27, Take a look here the M lens we all want (but only one of us can have!). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
SMAL Posted March 25, 2019 Share #2 Posted March 25, 2019 What a hilarious price tag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted March 25, 2019 Share #3 Posted March 25, 2019 For that kind of money you could approach Leica to dust off old design and make you a set in different finishes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontoamateur Posted March 26, 2019 Share #4 Posted March 26, 2019 Alex does seem to have gone a bit too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LichtUndDunkelheit Posted March 26, 2019 Share #5 Posted March 26, 2019 Talk about huge anti-climax. I dont even care that lens exists, and why would I. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwok Posted March 26, 2019 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2019 Leica rumors casts doubt on its validity. Any idea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted March 26, 2019 Share #7 Posted March 26, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) A rumor site questioning validity. That’s rich. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted March 26, 2019 Share #8 Posted March 26, 2019 A price like this let’s collectors know they have the item, but no one will buy at that price, so the listing ends without having to pay the auction fees. After that the seller can negotiate directly with inquiries. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted March 26, 2019 Share #9 Posted March 26, 2019 Don’t give up ALL the secrets Tom. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del-Uks Posted March 26, 2019 Share #10 Posted March 26, 2019 My guess... money laundering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted March 27, 2019 Share #11 Posted March 27, 2019 Some thoughts: - plain vanilla black production "Asphericals" now sell for over $20,000 (back around 2003 they were $5,000-6,000 - couldn't afford one then, either). - I'm not aware of any production "Aspherical" in chrome - the production run was so limited Leica never got past making black ones. (Of course, my lack on knowledge in this case might fill a warehouse ). Leica did not re-introduce the "chrome option" for other production lenses until the mid-1990s. - the "Aspherical" was introduced for sale in 1990 - this one's SN is from 1988. Argues in favor of it being a very early sample - although we do know that Leica SNs can be "approximate" as to year, especially with low-volume, exotic lenses. - the "Panda" construction (black focus tab and screws on a chrome lens) also argues for a one-off experimental. It does look like an one-of-a-kind, from several perspectives. But to pay that price, or even 1/3rd of it (if I was a collector, and could) I'd want one heck of a lot of "provenance" - exactly how and when did it get out of Leica's hands, and where has it been ever since? Does it come with any Leica design lab paperwork that records the SN? As to "why care" - I did actually get to shoot an Aspherical vs. the ASPH - once. I rather preferred its rendering, which was a bit closer to a Mandler design than the ASPH (yellower color, subtly sharper in the center while softer in the corners at f/1.4.) If I ran across an "Aspherical" in a cave somewhere for $4500, I'd grab it (and for use, not resale). Ah, fantasies! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam Posted March 27, 2019 Share #12 Posted March 27, 2019 I don't want it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted March 28, 2019 Share #13 Posted March 28, 2019 That price is crazy, no way would I spend more than 70k for that!, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14 Posted March 28, 2019 The price is way too low - it should have been at least $100 million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafecacao Posted March 28, 2019 Share #15 Posted March 28, 2019 Maybe, owner confused currency Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted March 28, 2019 Share #16 Posted March 28, 2019 I like the idea of getting it for only $749,950. Of course the credit card which offers this vital discount will probably not cover that much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted March 28, 2019 Share #17 Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: The price is way too low - it should have been at least $100 million. It could be that doctor Evil woke up from deep freeze, maybe he should have asked for 100 Billion. Hopefully not breaching much copyright 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted March 30, 2019 Share #18 Posted March 30, 2019 Alex strikes again. He is getting dominant on ebay for pushing Leica gear as his retirement plan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamboat Posted March 30, 2019 Share #19 Posted March 30, 2019 Probably just me but it seems pricey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted March 30, 2019 Share #20 Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, steamboat said: Probably just me but it seems pricey. Imagine the person who would by it, perhaps someone living in a penthouse with private security. I hope he sucks-up rare stuff to remove them from reality. Beside boring his company to tears with his glass housed collection what does he have except a strange posthumous evaluation of disinterested persons. "Cameras? Gimmie a break." Of course there are still the oil barons who can buy and bury the stuff. I would. Edited March 30, 2019 by pico Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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