View Full Version : RF645 100mm on photo.net
Here is the link
buy it
http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=671462
VictorM.
01-19-2007, 15:45
$1000???!!!
$1000???!!!Yeah, the lens was made in low quantities and is hard to find (right, George?), and I've seen 'em go as high as $1400 (last June 23) on eBay. I got mine almost 4 years ago new from Adorama at $439 after the $50 rebate. Maybe now would be a good time to "take my profit" and run with the money?
Yeah, the lens was made in low quantities and is hard to find (right, George?), and I've seen 'em go as high as $1400 (last June 23) on eBay. I got mine almost 4 years ago new from Adorama at $439 after the $50 rebate. Maybe now would be a good time to "take my profit" and run with the money?
Yes. Hard to find. Very. I got Clarence here on RFF to find me one in England. Thanks, Clarence. I LOVE the 100mm. It was worth every dime.
No doubt a good lens, but $1000?
Chris
Doug and I saw one go for $1400 and change last year. They regularly go for over $1000 on the auction site, and I have NEVER seen a more beautifully performing lens. It is worth the dough because of its performance alone...many would surely pay $1000 for some exotic Leica 75mm or 90mm lens. But, you add how rare the lens is, and that value increases.
I think that fact that the lens is a unique performer is what does it for me. I can't get the same look from any other piece of glass. Closest I have seen is the 75mm heliar, but that's the wrong format, and the 100mm is alot smoother.
clarence
01-19-2007, 18:18
I really was glad to help. And I'm even more satisfied that you like the lens so much, George.
Clarence
The method behind the ad seems a little sleazy to me. Set a price or run it as a bona-fide auction. Either would be fine, but this muddled middle ground reeks of greed and exploitation. Oh, I'm probably overreacting...
The method behind the ad seems a little sleazy to me. Set a price or run it as a bona-fide auction. Either would be fine, but this muddled middle ground reeks of greed and exploitation. Oh, I'm probably overreacting...
funny thing is, I think this is the guy that bought the 100mm out from under my hesitant self last year. The lens is in LN- condition, I remember seeing it. Probably NEW by our standards. The price was ... less than $1000.
RObert Budding
01-20-2007, 01:03
It is a stunning lens. Perfect for environmental portraits. But the focus isn't close enough for tight head shots (but I find those a bit boring myself).
It is a stunning lens. Perfect for environmental portraits. But the focus isn't close enough for tight head shots (but I find those a bit boring myself).
I got it to focus pretty close - .7 meters approx., but still that is not close enough for tight headshots.
How many rangefinder users shoot tight headshots, anyway? Zero.
beethamd
01-20-2007, 02:23
If the lens was in the UK I may have thought about buying it. Taxes etc...
If the lens was in the UK I may have thought about buying it. Taxes etc...
right, yeah. I paid $65 to the US Government to import mine. :mad:
beethamd
01-20-2007, 02:52
You see - If I'd bought the one in London and you bought the one over there... oh well.
You see - If I'd bought the one in London and you bought the one over there... oh well.
You could send me $1000 and I can buy it for you and ship it as a worthless piece of glass...but that wouldn't work too well, I'd guess. And I don't trust the post at all.
beethamd
01-20-2007, 03:04
How much did you pay for your lens? About £400? When I saw your lens advertised I nearly bought it - but for some reason I didin't. The same with Bessas - don't know why I haven't bought one yet - or the Ikon.
Worthless piece of glass? Did you write and delete that a few times?
How much did you pay for your lens? About £400? When I saw your lens advertised I nearly bought it - but for some reason I didin't. The same with Bessas - don't know why I haven't bought one yet - or the Ikon.
Worthless piece of glass? Did you write and delete that a few times?
Hey, it;s 4am here. My brain is oozing out through my eyes.
I paid $650 for mine. I think that was it. + 50 GBP shipping. So, I guess that comes to $730 or something, then add the $65 the US Government stole from me, and that makes it close to $800. Worth it. Really worth it. But if I had bought the 100mm that this guy in Photo.net bought, I would have paid only $450. I almost bought it but chickened out and let it sit for a few hours - in which time he bought it. I am assuming this is the same lens. May not be.
I wouldn't buy a Bessa again. Or the Ikon - not by a long shot. It just doesn't get good reviews for quality. For that kind of money, I'd surely buy a used M6 first. Or M3 and lens. I owned an R3A and it took good pictures, but I had to send it in to be replaced when I first received it because it had horrible alignment problems. The replacement wasn't perfect either. I lie, though. I would buy the Bessa L and 15mm heliar if one comes around again here on RFF.
Yes, I thought about not even writing that phrase inside the same field as mentioning the 100mm, but whatever. I was thinking I could buy it and send it to you, but there is no way you'd want to send such a pricey treasure through the post without accurate insurance. No way at all.
Goodnight.
beethamd
01-20-2007, 03:19
George - The gesture was appreciated. Pricey treasure - that's better. Much better. Now - get to sleep!
You guys are killing me! I've been just about ready to convince myself that I don't use my RF645 (with all three lenses) enough to justify keeping it, and then you have to come in a gush about how wonderful that 100mm lens is. I don't think I could sell my 100 for $1000, though, since I paid $399 (just happened to look at the B&H or Adorama used listing at the right time, I guess).
The frustrating thing is that I would use the camera a lot more if I could scan the film myself. Aparently, I could sell the whole kit for $2000, which would buy a decent scanner. But without the camera, I wouldn't need the scanner. Rats.
erikhaugsby
01-20-2007, 13:46
Yeah, I sold my 75mm Heliar, too.
What mount was it in?
ChrisPlatt
01-20-2007, 13:56
What mount was it in?
LTM. Too short for portraits in any mount...
Chris
George is right, this lens was purchased from KEH with a LN- rating. It is a great lens, but circumstances force me to sell it.
As to the price, I checked on the auction site and found the same lens going for $1400 in July and $1315 in June. Based on those prices, I thought $1000 was modest (some humor implied). Sorry that setting a price and then letting people bid offended, but that somehow seemed fair to me.
Donald
I love the look of the heliar. I don't like close portraits anyway. If I get back into 35mm, the 75mm and the 15mm will be two of my first purchases.
George is right, this lens was purchased from KEH with a LN- rating. It is a great lens, but circumstances force me to sell it.
As to the price, I checked on the auction site and found the same lens going for $1400 in July and $1315 in June. Based on those prices, I thought $1000 was modest (some humor implied). Sorry that setting a price and then letting people bid offended, but that somehow seemed fair to me.
Donald
Your price is fair. No kidding. $1000 is actually a good deal if the lens is 100% clean. Mine has small flaws (scratches and some almost imperceptable coating flaws). I wouldn't sell mine for anything, but if I lost my mind, $1000 would be the floor.
You guys are killing me! I've been just about ready to convince myself that I don't use my RF645 (with all three lenses) enough to justify keeping it, and then you have to come in a gush about how wonderful that 100mm lens is. I don't think I could sell my 100 for $1000, though, since I paid $399 (just happened to look at the B&H or Adorama used listing at the right time, I guess).
The frustrating thing is that I would use the camera a lot more if I could scan the film myself. Aparently, I could sell the whole kit for $2000, which would buy a decent scanner. But without the camera, I wouldn't need the scanner. Rats.
Hold that thought. If I get this job I am looking at, I'll be flush with cash. I could use a backup setup.
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