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smartblur wrote:
That's funny. Does it still count if you don't sell all your digital gear? 
Having said that, what do you recommend as a $200-$300 lens for a M6/Ikon/Bessa?
Then you have more cash than me 
Depends on what focal length you like. For 21-28mm, I'd look at the Cosina Voigtlander lenses. The 21/4, 25/4, and 28/3.5 go for about that used. The 15/4.5 screw mount CV lens can be had for that used too. The 28/3.5 has recently been discontinued but is great. I've heard good stuff about the 21/4 too.
For 35mm... I think the CV 35/2.5 is $300 new, or one of the older Canon 35s maybe.
For 50mm, again, one of the CV 50/2.5 are about $300 new, or look for a CV 40/1.4 used (new $400) or a used 50/1.5 (new $400). There are a lot of options here though. I got a Nikkor 50/1.4 for $250. Canon and Nikkors are available - f/2, f/1.8, f/1.4, etc. They should all be around this price. Older Leicas are usually a bit more, but you might find an old Summicron for around that price if you get lucky. Of course, you could always go even older than that - I think the Summars go for pretty cheap, and some people really love them. There's also a plethora of 50/2.8 Elmars. The newer Elmar-Ms go for about $6-700, so if you are willing to buy one that's 30 years old or so, you might be able to drop down to $300.
For 90's, the older Leica 90/4s are dirt cheap. You can pick up the CV 90/3.5 APO Lanthar for cheap too. I don't know if it is the same formula/performance as the one mentioned in the APO thread.
If you are willing to stretch the lens budget a bit to $400-500, a couple of other 50mm options become available. The Konica Hexanon M 50/2 ($400ish?) and the Zeiss ZM 50/2 Planar ($500ish), both used. More 50 Summicrons should pop up in this price range too. A couple of years ago I got a latest version Summicron for a hair more than $500. Probably more of the old, more esoteric Canon and Nikkor lenses too.
There are some other brands that are available too that I don't know much about, like Kobalux. Oh yeah, the Jupiter lenses can be had for like $100 and from what I hear, aren't all that bad.
Whooo. $200-300 does limit you to used CV lenses and older Canon/Nikkors, but they are still pretty good, some quite amazing. Going up to $500 opens a lot more up, and $800ish gets you pretty much any new Zeiss ZM lens, which, depending on your income, could be totally reasonable. You DO NOT have to spend $4.5k on a Leica 50/1.4 ASPH though just to try things out
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