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mikel
Something is going on. Just check some of B&H prices for Contax manual-focus lens line. I see a lot of lenses that dropped 10% in their price.
Here are some ex&les:
Contax 135mm f/2.8 MM Sonnar: $355.46
Contax 100mm f/2.8 MM Makro-Planar: $ 1,439.96
Contax 100mm f/2.0 MM Planar: $ 1,318.46
Contax 85mm f/1.4 MM Planar: $ 782.96
Now compare it to Adorama:
contax 135mm f/2.8 MM Sonnar: $394.95
Contax 100mm f/2.8 MM Makro-Planar: $1,599.95
Contax 85mm f/1.4 MM Planar: $869.95
I wonder if this is a sale of some sort at B&H, or maybe they just got fresh stock which turned out to be cheaper due to different exchange rate with yen or maybe it's a permanent price reduction? Or maybe they even got "advance" news from Kyocera or Zeiss about manual-focus line nearing the dead-end? Or maybe vice versa - new lenses coming out?
Very curious thing...
But at these prices, I might get one lens I wanted for a long time
Mike.
Here are some ex&les:
Contax 135mm f/2.8 MM Sonnar: $355.46
Contax 100mm f/2.8 MM Makro-Planar: $ 1,439.96
Contax 100mm f/2.0 MM Planar: $ 1,318.46
Contax 85mm f/1.4 MM Planar: $ 782.96
Now compare it to Adorama:
contax 135mm f/2.8 MM Sonnar: $394.95
Contax 100mm f/2.8 MM Makro-Planar: $1,599.95
Contax 85mm f/1.4 MM Planar: $869.95
I wonder if this is a sale of some sort at B&H, or maybe they just got fresh stock which turned out to be cheaper due to different exchange rate with yen or maybe it's a permanent price reduction? Or maybe they even got "advance" news from Kyocera or Zeiss about manual-focus line nearing the dead-end? Or maybe vice versa - new lenses coming out?
Very curious thing...
But at these prices, I might get one lens I wanted for a long time

Mike.