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Re: [OM] HCB - OM eqivalent to Leica M + 35/2?

Subject: Re: [OM] HCB - OM eqivalent to Leica M + 35/2?
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 18:36:35 -0700
>On 12 Aug 98, at 22:15, PCACala@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> > the 35/2 as a great lens, but it's obviously not that
>> > common - I've never seen one in 20 years since starting with an
>> > OM-2.
>>
>> Hum, I see lots of them for sale.  $157 to $210US is a good price range,
>>with
>> $199 my personal cutoff on a good buy for a 9 to10 condition one.  I really
>> scratch my head when I see asking prices of $250 and higher, though.  This
>> lens has been in the arsenal for years and would be expected to fetch
>>$190 in
>> 9 condition when 1987 selling prices are adjusted for inflation.  So, the
>> price has held its own, but some dealers think it is fodder for a
>>killing, ala
>> the 28 f/2.0, 24 f/2.0 and 21 f/2.0
>>
>> Gary Reese
>> Las Vegas, NV
>>
>
>Gary,
>
>This and many of your recent posts indicate to me that Vegas
>must be a veritable mecca of used Oly gear, at least compared to
>the slim pickings up here... :-(
>
>
>Shawn & Janis Wright
>swright@xxxxxxxxx


Scary. I can see the slogan now. "Olympus, the camera of unsuccessful
gamblers."<g>

Winsor

Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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