Mir 38B for P6....why very difficult to find?

bawang · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 548 Location: Indiana, USA

I am looking for this lens for a while and recently lost a bidding on it. My mistake for being too much of a cheapskate.

A seller from Ukraine responded to a question I posted in that he can include a Kiev 88 to P6 adapter (for additional U$D 15) with the Mir-38B for Kiev-88 he is selling (linked below). Do you think that is advisable to get this, as to be used on EOS, there will another adapter to it? Or should I just wait for one with P6 mount to surface.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300234463091&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

My advice is to wait a while unless you are in a great need.
It's not the most common lens but not the rarest either. Every now and then another one comes up.

bawang · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 548 Location: Indiana, USA

Thanks. Yeah, my thought exactly. I can wait, no hurry.

What is the difference in IQ between Mir-3 (Mir-3B or Mir-36) and Mir-38B? Both have the same fl and f.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MIR-3b-3-5-65-Wide-Angle-Lens-KIEV-6-60-Pentacon-Six-6_W0QQitemZ180253056089QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180253056089&_trkparms=72%3A552|39%3A1|65%3A12&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130231463919&ssPageName=STRK:MEDW:IT&ih=003