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Makinon for 500$
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:31 am    Post subject: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

Click here to see on Ebay
Makes me wanna change labels of all my lenses to ALPA.


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:49 am    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

I think I have two of those, labeled Makinon unfortunately.

It says optics in good condition but there are clearly marks on the rear element.
He probably has to reduce the price to $450 Laughing


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Didn't know Makinon had a limited "rich gaijin edition" series. Laugh 1


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

blotafton wrote:
I think I have two of those, labeled Makinon unfortunately.

It says optics in good condition but there are clearly marks on the rear element.
He probably has to reduce the price to $450 Laughing


i would say 485e to maybe look at a makinon lens


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A bargain, indeed!


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aidaho wrote:
Didn't know Makinon had a limited "rich gaijin edition" series. Laugh 1

More likely: someone got access to silkscreen printing.


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems to be a Hanimex lens (Makinons have three color stripes on the barrel) but that doesn't make this offer any more interesting Whoo Turtle


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

Pancolart wrote:
Click here to see on Ebay
Makes me wanna change labels of all my lenses to ALPA.


I've seen similar price for some other lenses by sellers from Japan. I guess it is highly possible that
they had some errors in their currency conversion.


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

vivaldibow wrote:
Pancolart wrote:
Click here to see on Ebay
Makes me wanna change labels of all my lenses to ALPA.


I've seen similar price for some other lenses by sellers from Japan. I guess it is highly possible that
they had some errors in their currency conversion.

Although 10x price factor error is plausible, just an extra zero, it's hard to imagine someone that out of touch with the value of US Dollar.

Here is an example of definite error: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exc-3-Canon-New-FD-50mm-f1-2-NFD-MF-Prime-Lens-SLR-35mm-from-Japan-115/223869604753

Should we.. should we tell her? She was probably very excited to find f1.2 lens for peanuts on local market and resell it.
But this lens comes with two dots, not one, I'm afraid. 1:2.


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

aidaho wrote:

Here is an example of definite error: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exc-3-Canon-New-FD-50mm-f1-2-NFD-MF-Prime-Lens-SLR-35mm-from-Japan-115/223869604753

Should we.. should we tell her? She was probably very excited to find f1.2 lens for peanuts on local market and resell it.
But this lens comes with two dots, not one, I'm afraid. 1:2.


Probably the nFD 2/50mm is more difficult to find than the nFD 1.2/50mm Wink ... i've never seen one, and the (virtual) Canon Museum doesn't list the either ...


PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

stevemark wrote:

Probably the nFD 2/50mm is more difficult to find than the nFD 1.2/50mm Wink ... i've never seen one, and the (virtual) Canon Museum doesn't list the either ...

I see one in the eBay photos though. With this evidence it's hard to deny it's existence whether it is present in any museums or not.

I also see photos of FDn 50/2 here:
https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/50mm.htm
http://lens-club.ru/lenses/item/c_5604.html
http://mihanev.ru/blog/canon-fd-50mm-f-2-0.html

As for the difficulty in obtaining one: there are more than 10 of them on the eBay right now, albeit at much more modest prices than the one in the listing above.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is another source on Canon FDn 50mm F2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60780628@N08/8535583275/

The book says
Quote:

This is a special lens for sale with BLACK AV-1. It is identical to the NEW FD 50 mm 1:1.8 except that the maximum aperture has been restricted to f/2.0 and the f/22 detent removed.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the crazier thing to me is that people appear to be paying $300+ for actual makinon-branded mirror lenses, which is preventing me from buying them for the $30 they're actually worth


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have tried 3 different copies of lens, an Alpex, a Hanimex, and a k Mart Focal. The first two were somewhat worse than average even for a low end third party brand, but the focal was one of the best third party 28s I have tried. Which was somewhat surprising, I bought it for $1 + postage. So, although Makinon lenses are generally scoffed at, they can be very good if you get lucky. It still isn't worth what the seller wants though.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used teleconverter and three or four Makinom lenses.

Mechanical, ok to good

Optically, worse than my coke bottle


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

aidaho wrote:
stevemark wrote:

Probably the nFD 2/50mm is more difficult to find than the nFD 1.2/50mm Wink ... i've never seen one, and the (virtual) Canon Museum doesn't list the either ...

I see one in the eBay photos though. With this evidence it's hard to deny it's existence whether it is present in any museums or not.

I also see photos of FDn 50/2 here:
https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/50mm.htm
http://lens-club.ru/lenses/item/c_5604.html
http://mihanev.ru/blog/canon-fd-50mm-f-2-0.html

As for the difficulty in obtaining one: there are more than 10 of them on the eBay right now, albeit at much more modest prices than the one in the listing above.


Agree, i've got one of them (which is in fact nothing else than a nFD 50 mm f/1.8 with a reduction ring in front of the aperture). Anyway, 180 $ US is about 6 or 7 times the lenses value...


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alun Thomas wrote:
...but the focal was one of the best third party 28s I have tried. Which was somewhat surprising...

Not that surprising - you are not the first to discover that they are actually one of the better generic 28's.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

blotafton wrote:
I think I have two of those, labeled Makinon unfortunately.



Much rarer is the Makinon-Macro-Switar made by Alpa for Makinon. Laugh 1



PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Makinon for 500$ Reply with quote

Gerald wrote:
Much rarer is the Makinon-Macro-Switar made by Alpa for Makinon.


C'mon - you could have done a better job - all the needed letters are there Laugh 1