PLEEAASE! This isn't the collector-happy Leica market, where you can actually
get your money back for a lens from a "desirable" serial number range. Right
now, nobody in their right mind will pay his prices for what he's bought.
You could do better putting your money into a good Leica lens or body rather
than overpriced Olympus OM stuff. The resale market for Leica gear is
solid....the market for OM stuff is hit-or-miss, except for jonequinn and
zuiko7. :-)
The analogy of what you can buy for $456 today is irrelevant, IMO. This isn't
about value, it's about a collector's mentality.
If you wanted to buy the best value, it's probably screw-mount Super-Taukmar
lenses.
Sorry to be so hard on this argument, but I had a shitty day.
Skip
>
>Subject: RE: [OM] Wow....
> From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 13:39:00 -0800 (PST)
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>Even if "zuiko7" is a genuine buyer, he's NUTS for paying
>>$456.00 for a NIB 100/2.8.
>
>Not if it's a silvernosed jobby from a certain serial number
>range.
>
>Imagine, for a second if that exact lens was introduced today in
>it's exact form. $456 would be a bargain. What does $456 get
>you in most new lenses?
>
>Sure it has it's faults, but it also possesses qualities that
>are distinctly unique today. Qualities that some of us utilize
>and exploit.
>
>If I was building up a "new" Zuiko kit today, it wouldn't bother
>me to spend that kind of money on this lens. It's just that
>today, I wouldn't buy a new Zuiko kit.
>
>AG-Schnozz
>
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