The $900 magic lantern lens

[Barry S]

http://cgi.ebay.com/SWEET-DARLOT-PE...nses?hash=item1c0cba9221&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Some bidders are in a war over a 7 1/2" magic lantern lens. It's already close to $900 and it's still got another day to go. Yes, it's a Darlot and probably a good lens, but c'mon! Who would pay that kind of money and why? This is insane!

 

[goldenimage]

wow! that is alot

 

[phfitz]

When you have an itch you have to scratch it, last month I watched a $50 typewriter hit $700.

$700 typewriter

 

[Jeff Searust]

There are still plenty of deals to be had however. It's just a matter of finding them and finding what other people have not found or don't understand. I just got a Rodenstock Imagon for $80 the other day and I'm shooting with it already, laughing every time I hit the shutter...

 

[goamules]

I watched that one aghast too. At the same time, several real camera petzvals, of longer focal length, were barely selling for a couple hundred. Hype sells.

 

[Andrew Moxom]

I have that same lens!!! I paid just over $200 for mine and it's in better shape!!!.... So it seems like an investment! At any rate, this seller has not stated it's a lantern lens and states it's a camera lens and talks a good talk and is good at name dropping and knows how to pitch it right.... Kind of like the 'other' well known story teller on E'Bay Cameo-Need-Ham, or whatever there name is this week. The interesting this is it has it's collar flange/ring.... But over $800 is smoking crack for something like this.