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Most of the Rodies are between €5000 and €8000. The 105mm Alpa Switar is around €4500,-. If it is somewhere around there it sounds like a good price for a fancy piece of glass like this, but I would expect it more around the 8000 mark.Can we get a price?
Or is it a case of "if you need to ask..."!
Their website has been, "[w]e are launching our new website very soon" since years.I wonder if Rodenstock just canceled it altogether.
Rodenstock were taken over by Linos, in turn by Qioptiq who now appear to have been acquired by Excilitas, so all this may have delayed things. They do at least show an image of the 138 on their website, and the PDF says available from October 2019.Their website has been, "[w]e are launching our new website very soon" since years.
Not yet...... Not pre-ordered.... Maybe April.Its been 1.5 years since the initial announcement. Any idea when this lens will be available for purchase?
I know some here who pre-ordered it, has anyone actually been able to get delivery?
Just a reminder that the 105 is available from Phase One Industrial as the Linos 5.6/105 float. Ex-Copenhagen price is around $4100.Landed US$ price will be around $15,500 for the 138 and the 105 US landed price is around $6750 now.
This is based on my personal Alpa imports-exchange/duty/shipping and current Alpa pricing. I do not know if duties have increased this year.
Personally finding a used/mounted 120/150/180/210 is worth the hunt.
PS- Neglected to mention the Alpa SB 51 and lens hood are included in the above 138mm price.
That made me chuckle too, but since Excilitas do a lot of work in the defence and aerospace industries I guess $15k is 'economic' for clients like that. Other than for specialist purposes (e.g. copying artwork, cultural heritage etc.), this seems bonkers for most photographers. A used 120 ASPH would be much more preferable in my book (huge image circle, lighter, simpler, less flare, superb image quality etc.)From the front page of that brochure:
"SIMPLE & ECONOMIC"
:ROTFL:
Dave
There are enough people looking for the 120 ASPH around these parts that maybe we could start a petition and convince Schneider to do a GetDPI run of lenses......pretty please S-K??That made me chuckle too, but since Excilitas do a lot of work in the defence and aerospace industries I guess $15k is 'economic' for clients like that. Other than for specialist purposes (e.g. copying artwork, cultural heritage etc.), this seems bonkers for most photographers. A used 120 ASPH would be much more preferable in my book (huge image circle, lighter, simpler, less flare, superb image quality etc.)
Me too!I'm very happy to have one of the last new 120 Asph lenses and have no intentions of selling it.
Victor B
Based on the quantity that we (DT) have to order to continue having this lens made for our CH product lines (dtculturalheritage.com stuff), I think you'd have a hard time.There are enough people looking for the 120 ASPH around these parts that maybe we could start a petition and convince Schneider to do a GetDPI run of lenses......pretty please S-K??