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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Dale Villeponteaux on February 21, 2013, 03:00:57 pm

Title: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: Dale Villeponteaux on February 21, 2013, 03:00:57 pm

http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/the-2-million-leica-lens-youll-never-get-to-see-20120825/

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: Adam L on February 21, 2013, 03:54:55 pm

I found the owner on Twitter and asked him to send along some pictures.   With 1.5Million followers I doubt he'll reply but if he does, I'll certainly share it with everyone.

Abdullah N Al Thani ‏ Verified account @ANAALThani
This is my official twitter account , president of Malaga C.F

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: BernardLanguillier on February 21, 2013, 07:21:58 pm

I am wondering whether Leitax can convert this to Nikon mount.

Cheers,
Bernard

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: wolfnowl on February 21, 2013, 08:56:23 pm

I'm sure you can get an adaptor, Bernard!

For me, no.  Looks too long, too heavy and too awkward for me and the style of photography I do, so it has little value to me, no matter the price.

Mike.

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: BernardLanguillier on February 21, 2013, 09:20:11 pm

Quote from: wolfnowl on February 21, 2013, 08:56:23 pm

I'm sure you can get an adaptor, Bernard!

Then there is one location in Japan where I would want to fix it permanently...

It would have to be taken there by helicopter and we would have to build a building for that purpose... but the cost thereof would be small compared to the lens itself. :)

Cheers,
Bernard

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: RawheaD on February 21, 2013, 11:53:47 pm

You mean if I had 2 million to flush down the toilet? Sure.  If my net worth was 2 million? Nope. 20 million?  Still nope.

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: SunnyUK on February 22, 2013, 04:32:22 am

Let me think of that for a moment.... no.

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: niznai on February 24, 2013, 09:01:45 am

But of course! And then I would sell it on ebay. There's always some nut ready to pay more than I bought it for.

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: DennisWilliams on February 28, 2013, 09:02:55 pm

Not a chance. But I would buy  a Pentax 67 body with a  full frame sensor.

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: rosinaburgss on April 29, 2013, 02:03:33 am

I'll never prefer buying any such thing. No matter how much money do I have, Just a lens for 2 million?

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: Pete_G on April 29, 2013, 04:13:41 am

Look at it this way. If you took a million shots with the lens, then the price per shot would be only 2 dollars, less than a sheet of printing paper. It's a bargain!

Title: Re: Would you buy this if you had $2 million?
Post by: JeanMichel on April 29, 2013, 09:36:13 am

Looking for:
One new M (240)
One R adapter
Two strong assistants
For my new walk-about combo. ;D

Jean-Michel