Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/10
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>> >> Stephen Gandy wrote:
>> >> >I would say in the land of Supply and Demand. at that point in
time the
>> >> 15's
>> >> >were far and few between in the US.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> History again confirms that patience has its virtues. If people
waited a
>> >> few more weeks, they would pay much less for the lens. To me, owning
a 15
>> >> Heliar is not a life and death situation. It's sad to see how people
give
>> >> up an arm and a leg to own a piece of glass.
>> >>
>> >> Dan K.
>> >
>> >Dan, right you are. Just just hang on and wait a bit longer till it gets
>> >cheaper. then you wait a bit longer still. It may get cheaper still.
Then you
>> >wait a bit longer......................Then......
>> >
>> >5 Years later: Then you wait a bit longer until gets a bit cheaper.
>> >Then.................
>> >
>> >In the meantime: All those impatient people who bought the 15 mm lens to
>> early
>> >and had all sorts of fun with it...................................
>> >
>> >Regards, Horst Schmidt
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Oh.. It's really FUN when you buy your Heliar for $1350 and then 6 months
>> later some other guy next block orders it for $499.
>>
>> Dan K.
>>
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>Dan, you didn't really? Did you?
>
>Regards, Horst Schmidt
>
Horst,
Darn right I did'nt. Would you pay $1350 for a Cosina lens?
Dan K.
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