Im also keen to try this lens and will order the titanium version for something different. I prefer the look of the non knurling option but when I owned the Leica APO 35mm, I found the knurling to be useful when close focusing. With 0.3m minimum focus, the throw is long, and just using the tab for small adjustments when its so high up on the lens is a bit awkward. Im undecided which way to go.
Just fyi BH Photo is now offering pre-orders for this lens and the 35mm 8 elements.
Course you don't get Fred's discount and you do pay tax. But if you're worried about tariffs and want easy free 30 day returns BH is good.
I myself already ordered the titanium smooth version ot the apo one at LLL.
regards to all
Joe D
tunisia wrote:
Just fyi BH Photo is now offering pre-orders for this lens and the 35mm 8 elements.
Course you don't get Fred's discount and you do pay tax. But if you're worried about tariffs and want easy free 30 day returns BH is good.
I myself already ordered the titanium smooth version ot the apo one at LLL.
regards to all
Joe D
The last lens I purchased from LLL (20 days ago) was the LLL 50/1.5 Z21, and there was no tariff when purchasing directly from LLL's website. I ordered it and it arrived with no extra payment of any kind.
Dummy Question: Do they charge you the full amount for the pre-order up front?
Glad to hear there has been no previous tariff fees, any other duty import fees? Just had a surprise $149 import fee for an LLL lens I bought from a dealer in the UK. Lammmmmmeeee.
Fred Miranda wrote:
The last lens I purchased from LLL (20 days ago) was the LLL 50/1.5 Z21, and there was no tariff when purchasing directly from LLL's website. I ordered it and it arrived with no extra payment of any kind.
Thanks for the information. I ordered 35/1.4 and 35/2 APO from LLL with FREDMIRANDA code.
May I know which shipping you choose? Any difference?
Hi Fred,
Yes, same here but it may depend where you are ordering from. My deliveries come from where you are. Well not literally but Caliornia. I've never paid a tariff other than from some ebay orders. I thought some in Canada had issues, but I may be wrong.
Joe D
RomanMF wrote:
Dummy Question: Do they charge you the full amount for the pre-order up front?
Glad to hear there has been no previous tariff fees, any other duty import fees? Just had a surprise $149 import fee for an LLL lens I bought from a dealer in the UK. Lammmmmmeeee.
Wouldn't that be the expected tariffs? Not all vendors are absorbing those for their customers (why should they?). Also a dealer would have lower margins than compared to ordering directly from the manufacturer, who may opt to absorb the tariffs, for whatever reason.
Im cool with paying it, I would just like to be aware its coming ahead of time/the cost.
rscheffler wrote:
Wouldn't that be the expected tariffs? Not all vendors are absorbing those for their customers (why should they?). Also a dealer would have lower margins than compared to ordering directly from the manufacturer, who may opt to absorb the tariffs, for whatever reason.
RomanMF wrote:
Im cool with paying it, I would just like to be aware its coming ahead of time/the cost.
Yes its annoying these days because you never really know what you're going to get hit with when buying something internationally. the way tariffs are applied are is so murky that I hesitate to buy stuff internationally from ebay or even sometimes here on FM. That said, Map Camera from Japan is A+
