margolis Posted August 18, 2007 Share #1 Posted August 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm new to the Leica world; I now have an M7 and a 50 1.4. I'm thinking about the Leica Elmarit "M" 28mmf2.8, made in Canada. Any thoughts? It's selling locally for 1000. Thanks, Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stunsworth Posted August 18, 2007 Share #2 Posted August 18, 2007 1000 what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
margolis Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted August 18, 2007 1000 dollars US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted August 18, 2007 Share #4 Posted August 18, 2007 Sounds expensive to me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwf Posted August 18, 2007 Share #5 Posted August 18, 2007 KEH shows on their website (as of a few minutes ago) a 28/2.8 from Canada, graded Ex+, at $1269. No serial number given. With the 28s in high demand for use on M8s, it would not be surprising to have the prices rising. As I recall, there is no 28mm among the forthcoming Summarits, so their availability would offer no direct downward pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 19, 2007 Share #6 Posted August 19, 2007 The 1979–1993 28mm Elmarit-M was and is a very competent 28mm, even better on the M8 than on a film body. In practical terms, the improvement offered by the subsequent model (1992–2005) was largely greater compactness – E46 filters instead of E49. I would probably still own that lens if I had not, when passing by my Leica dealer and glancing idly at the 'used' window, spotted a mint Summicron that some damned but blessed fool had decided to dump. I dove in and emerged ten minutes later with the booty. I tell you this simply to make you green with envy ... Considering that the queues for both the Elmarit and the Summarit seem to stretch from here to eternity, I would advise you to buy, in spite of the price. Mine went for 5000 SEK (c. 714 USD) at an auction a year ago. Because of the M8, the price may well have been higher today. The old man from the Age of Cash Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
margolis Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted August 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks to all! I'm going to buy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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