I purchased some lenses from this Seller on Ebay too. The order was placed like 40 days ago but I still haven’t received that parcel yet. However I will wait patiently.
Luckily currently in Russia, I've been able to purchase a few lenses to start my soviet lens journey, started off with a Jupiter 37A MC, and a Helios 44-2 on its way right now. I watched your recent video on the ERA-6M and was surprised by the price tag you had to pay, I then looked up the prices around here and it was around 40,000 RUB, which is equivalent to around 623 USD as of posting this comment. Such a shame the western sanctions have prohibited any parcels from Russia, I hope one day you'll be able to have better access to more lenses for a more reasonable price.
Supply and demand - as soon as it's possible to purchase lenses from Russia again, the price will go up. The prices for those rarer lenses like the ERA-6M are currently low (in fact - the lowest they ever have been) on Avito because the majority of Soviet lens collectors these days are based outside of Russia.
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I purchased some lenses from this Seller on Ebay too. The order was placed like 40 days ago but I still haven’t received that parcel yet. However I will wait patiently.
Glad to hear, and good on you for follow them up. Cheers
Thanks Greg!
Luckily currently in Russia, I've been able to purchase a few lenses to start my soviet lens journey, started off with a Jupiter 37A MC, and a Helios 44-2 on its way right now. I watched your recent video on the ERA-6M and was surprised by the price tag you had to pay, I then looked up the prices around here and it was around 40,000 RUB, which is equivalent to around 623 USD as of posting this comment. Such a shame the western sanctions have prohibited any parcels from Russia, I hope one day you'll be able to have better access to more lenses for a more reasonable price.
Supply and demand - as soon as it's possible to purchase lenses from Russia again, the price will go up.
The prices for those rarer lenses like the ERA-6M are currently low (in fact - the lowest they ever have been) on Avito because the majority of Soviet lens collectors these days are based outside of Russia.