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No need for justification Kebebe. We're glad to have you around scooping up all the best gearbtw, i am buying gear not for the sake of collection but being able to use them so resale is not my main objective. i am new to leicas since mid last year and trying to learn the wonderful ways why having multiple 50s or 35s or any focal length DO render differently.
I've been looking, trust me, but cannot seem to find one...and I've been looking for some time nowi just bought the 50mm konica and the guy has a 60. I asked for you and he is not interested to sell now. he is in USA. i got the 50 from ebay and i am sure you can get his info. good luck on the 60. i only read about it in asia websites from steve lee. maybe more opportunity for you to search there.
Prices for excellent versions with no box went for $1700 before the price hikes. They NEVER come with the box so you did ok. Not a bargain, but considering its pretty good. Honestly in terms of build quality and performance its worth more than the Noct IMHO.he has 2 more 50 and i think he might sell one more. i paid $2599. Not sure it is fair current values. i was told by glycine also a member that the prices has gone up doubled on these lens.
The Hex 50 is a very different lens actually. Its bokeh is very different to other Hex lenses. Its hard to explain but its very nice, nicer than the Noct f/1 IMO.Kevebe is a great guy. So is Kristian ....
I, thankfully, am not in the market for one of those lovely lenses, though the work I have seen from Peter (prosophos), Dana Voss, Raaj over at DP Review, and Yanidel show that this lens is quite capable. Bokeh is a bit more geometric (highlights become circularish), giving it a definitive look to images....It's a mix of gentle classic and more modern elements to the sharp parts of the image....I have never tried the 50 mm f/1.2, but I am guessing that the image rendering is similar, due to similar lens vintage and similar focal lengths. However, the 60 hex is a RARE beast, I think only several hundred were ever made....
I think there are a few people on the look beside you guys (Steve Huff, I think, and a couple others), but not me LOL....too pricey a lens, since I already have the Noct f/.95 and wouldn't sell it for a hexanon...
As for Kebebe, I have spoken with him, great guy...just looking to try lenses out and see what fits, and has the budget to do this. My guess is that eventually, some of the less used gear will come open again down the road once photographic tastes have become more clear....I did a similar move, and of course, have ended up with aspherical (i.e. expensive) taste LOL
Best of luck to both of you dueling hex-lusters, though....LOL....
Considering what you seem to go for in a lens the Nikkor lens, the millenium version won't give you anything more than your lux ASPH. A nice lens but kind of similar, though not as good from what i've seen, not having used the lens.thanks ashwin. its always a pleasure to hear from you. i have a hard time selling stuff and still regret the noct f1.0 and the 35m lux I. I have been looking for a MINT 50 Noct f1.0 58mm version. Glycine just sold one on ebay and my other friend has one I tried. Maybe I try to get one as well.
60 hex is nice but somehow my brain is still on 50. Is the Nikkor f1.4 worth buying as well?