This price list is interesting...I did not know that Kalimar was a lens that
was sought after (some are listed at over $1,000). Does anyone have the
35-80/2.8 or a picture of one. I'd love to see it. Has one been on ebay
yet?
-Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Hans van Veluwen [mailto:hans@xxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:15 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Angenieux
: Don't mean to be too snobbish here, but are they serious??? $799 for this
: lens. I know it ain't no Angenieux, but my Soligor in this same
: zoom/aperature range set me back a grand total of about $45.
:
: Anyone familiar with etc etc, flame away. I just don't see it personally.
: If you're going to tread in that sort of economic territory, it better say
: Zuiko on it...
I'm sure this lens can compete with the 35-80/2.8 Zuiko (B&H list price
$1350).
And the list price of the Angénieux was $1191 in 1983 (translates as $1,973
in 1998$)...
(see http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/third/table1.txt)
Besides it's discontinued and rare. Especially the Leica mount version is
very much wanted.
hnz
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