RE: Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-30 Thread J. C. O'Connell
price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before) > > I paid ca. $30 for my new 58mm Hoya circular polarizer at MediaMarkt. Uncoated? HMC? S-HMC? That makes a big difference to the price. I'm happy with the performance of my SMC lenses. I don't see th

Re: Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-29 Thread graywolf
The standard snapshot "N size" print for many decades was 3-1/2x4-1/2 inchs printed on 3-1/2 inch rolls. Then when 35mm became the standard (late 60's early 70's?) they increased that to 3-1/2x5 to match the 35mm negative. Then the new minilabs started using 6" rolls and offering 4x6. Now that h

Re: Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-29 Thread Caveman
Ah. The Leica experts. They first reduced film format to match it to 4x6 prints then spent a fortune to develop expensive lenses that could give you some larger prints from that format. Raimo K wrote: The above according to Leica expert Günther Osterloh (in the book Angewandte Leica-Technik).

Re: Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-29 Thread Raimo K
! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Frantisek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 3:21 PM Subject: Re: Huge price difference

RE: Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-29 Thread Markus Maurer
put filters on the lens (for protection etc) has been discussed before here .. ;-) greetings Markus > -Original Message- > From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 2:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Huge price difference

Re: Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-28 Thread John Francis
> > I paid ca. $30 for my new 58mm Hoya circular polarizer at MediaMarkt. Uncoated? HMC? S-HMC? That makes a big difference to the price. I'm happy with the performance of my SMC lenses. I don't see the point of wasting most of that benefit by putting uncoated glass at the first interface to

Huge price differences for photo equipment (Was" polarizer" before)

2004-08-28 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi John I often wondered before: On some parts of the world you really have to pay premium prices, I'm sorry for you... I saw what prices Frank quoted for Canada for example and I could make a small profit buying used equipment here and sell it to KEH if they really pay their suggested trade in pr