10 JML 21mm f/3.5 lenses here

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:00 am

That's quite near the New price, but they aren't easy to find, depending where you are.

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:24 am

ChrisR wrote:That's quite near the New price, but they aren't easy to find, depending where you are.

Who normally sells them? There is no mention of any prices on the JML website.

Harold

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:35 am

My post was replying to this:

I also saw 2 Nikon CFI60 10X Plan NA 0.25 infinite objectives in that store, both naked with no box but looked just like new ones. I bought one of them by US$ 293 but don't know if this is cheap or expensive...

I think yours crossed.

canonian · Post by **canonian** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:36 am

Acon wrote:I also saw 2 Nikon CFI60 10X Plan NA 0.25 infinite objectives in that store, both naked with no box but looked just like new ones. I bought one of them by US$ 293 but don't know if this is cheap or expensive...

That's quite some optical candy store you've found there.
The used CFI you bought is very pricy. I bought one for 100$ and some members even for less.

A quick look on fleabay learned that prices have risen quickly.
The posts and the results on this forum may be part of the reason it did.

Makes me hoping you got a good deal on the little family of JML's.

Acon · Post by **Acon** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:20 am

Sounds like that store just rubbed me...

the JML weren't cheap either.

I saw the list price of JML 21mm to be US$400, is this price acceptable to people here?

johan · Post by **johan** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:34 am

Hm, sincere apologies if I'm confusing posts but your now edited first post had a somewhat different figure for the whole job lot.

canonian · Post by **canonian** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:54 am

Taken in account that the JML also needs a custom build mount the list price of $400 for a surplus lens would be way overpriced.
You would end up with a workable lens at $ 450-$500.
It is just way too steep for a surplus lens, but that's just my wallet speaking....

Acon · Post by **Acon** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:05 am

I've asked the store where I bought it to make an special adapter to mount the JML 21mm with 42mm male thread on the end, let's see if they can make it.

If these adapters works, the usability (and the value) of the JML+adapter I think may be higher than just lenses along.

canonian · Post by **canonian** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:38 am

johan wrote:Hm, sincere apologies if I'm confusing posts but your now edited first post had a somewhat different figure for the whole job lot.

Thanks for pointing that out Johan, I seem to have missed the initial figure in the unedited post.
Feel free to insert a "Cha-ching" sound somewhere within these lines.

Acon · Post by **Acon** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:46 am

canonian wrote:
johan wrote:Hm, sincere apologies if I'm confusing posts but your now edited first post had a somewhat different figure for the whole job lot.
Thanks for pointing that out Johan, I seem to have missed the initial figure in the unedited post.
Feel free to insert a "Cha-ching" sound somewhere within these lines.

What are you guys talking about, did I miss something?

johan · Post by **johan** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:48 am

Your first post in this thread, you mentioned it had a box of them for sale for like $35/$45 or so?

canonian · Post by **canonian** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:49 am

Acon wrote:What are you guys talking about, did I miss something?

Just seems silly to ask the community to go for the list price, 100 times higher than the purchase price. Please let me be wrong on this.
Take an example from Richard, who got us all a good deal on purchasing JML's with no profit in mind, even got us bargain price.

Acon · Post by **Acon** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:12 am

I've said $35-45? I don't even remember that. How to see my original post? I'd love to check what I have wrote in my unedited post.

canonian · Post by **canonian** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:19 am

Again: Please let me be wrong on this one, and my sincere apologies if I'm confused, but hey, 400 $ a piece ? for a surplus lot ?
It's like artificially keeping a price high, ebay does a better job at that.
And it is also not in the spirit of this community to profit.

johan · Post by **johan** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:33 am

So would I!

I'll be the first to apologise if my memory is playing tricks on me, but I could have sworn that when I initially read the first post in this thread it had a sum in it (which I took as a sum for the whole box). It seemed an amazing price and I remembered thinking that this is very much like something arranged by another member, a 20x deal, whereby someone facilitates others getting hold of a great value item. The sum mentioned was something like 30,40,50 US, around there somewhere. Mid 100s, well shy of 3 figs.

So I nearly fell of my chair when I see this being offered at 400US each

I am very aware that maybe it's my imagination playing tricks on me so I've already mailed Rik the admin to see if this forum script keeps backup copies of post edits. I hope it does. I'm really not the type to go around levelling accusations without some sort of substance behind it and to be honest I'd far rather I were mistaken in this. So again I will apologise if it's my bad memory or my over optimistic imagination.