new inexpensive lenses

currently, 2016, are there many lens makers ?

I know Reinhold makes Wollaston lenses, is there anyone else

who makes or distributes affordable lenses ?

<p>There are some folks making modestly priced meniscus and other "portrait" lenses. <br>

In fully corrected new lenses, it's just Rodenstock and Schneider. Anything but inexpensive. But used LF lenses are a drug on the market.</p>

<p>Why buy new when used is so cheap? I recently sold a friends high quality LF lenses for him on eBay and was lucky to get 20% of the retail price for them.</p>

<p>why not? im not talking 1000$ new, im talking way less than that.<br>

reinhold's wollaston lenses don't cost anywhere near that amount.<br>

regarding eBay, it depends what kind of lens it is. if it is a brass lens<br>

that sold for $350 10-years ago, it might be worth 20x that now, if it is a<br>

wollensak raptar or ilex paragon, they are sleepers and dont' cost much ..<br>

high quality ... bottom feeders won't pay for .. and eBay and other for sale places<br>

( including crag's list &c ) are mainly for bottom feeders .. or people searching<br>

for the latest brass lens the internet buzzes about.</p>

<p>YMMV</p>