UPDATE
UPDATE! This sold in UNDER TWO MINUTES! WOW!
Exclusive Deal to SteveHuffPhoto.com readers! Leica 50 Summilux ASPH for $3600
OK, to anyone looking for the impossible to find Leica 50 Summilux ASPH lens I have something special for you! Don’t want to pay the $4500 and up prices on the used market? No need to! One lucky person on this site will be able to snag a “9” quality used 50 Lux ASPH for $3600. This will go fast so read on.
Lensrentals.com, a site sponsor e-mail me and asked if I wanted to buy an extra 50 Summilux ASPH they had in their office. I already own one so I said no, but I know about 500 others that do! So they said they wanted to offer this lens to my readers since there are so many looking for this amazing lens. In my opinion, this is about the best lens for the Leica M9 you can buy. Period. It is THE lens that stays on my M9P these days.
If you want the lens, CLICK HERE to get it but be quick as it will sell fast. Ships direct from lensrentals.com! By the way, if any of you are interested in renting gear before buying Lenrentals is the best I have found online. About two years ago I wanted to rent a Leica lens so I contacted them and tried out some Leica glass. The lenses arrived fast, well packed and it was so cool to try these lenses before buying. They rent all kinds of gear..Nikon, Canon, Olympus and the coolest thing is they rent Leica lenses and bodies and you can see what they offer for rental HERE.
Again, to buy this lens, act quickly and CLICK HERE!
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Tell me about it, since I got my m9 last month I was un serious search for the 50lux all over the net, calling various agents etcs, aa you said peoe buys it and sells for it for profit. Bit I got lucky last week when an agent in Dubai got one of which whoever ordered it didnt call him, so he called me and I am proud owner of a chrome 50lux and it’s the best lens ever. See attached
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woow, what a microcontrast and 3d separation.
I was exceedingly lucky when I brought my 50 ‘lux aspherical. Ordered from Ffordes Photographic (Inverness, Scotland) and was told to expect a long, long wait.
Later in the day, I received an e-mail telling me the lens had shipped, something I did not believe. When I phoned them, they confirmed one lens came in that same day, and was sent to me! So, yes… I was a very lucky person and use it most days. Its just the best lens in existence, in my opinion
— Matt
Sold in under 2 minutes!
What’s frustrating is all of the people that obviously buy Leica glass and sit on it just to make a profit. Sure its a free world, but half the classifieds on this site are folks trying to make six to nine hundred off of someone else’s “need.” Nice to see something like this. I expect people on ebay to try to get whatever the market will bear, but sad that there are so many price gougers on this site.
True. It would be nice if the gougers stayed of this site, as we’re more community based. I can’t say I blame them for trying. As long as people are willing to pay the large premiums I can’t blame them for trying. Supply and demand and all… Personally I just won’t pay.
Seeing as Steve runs the classifieds as a service (and not a source of revenue), he doesn’t need to worry about driving people away. He could always charge a nominal fee like RFF to keep the bad ads and scammers away. Plus it would help him out with a little extra revenue. Maybe like $2 for 90 days? Just a thought.