what are the biggest bargains you have found?

[cooltouch]

That's a rather unique piece. A Minolta lens converted for Konica cameras. Huh.

[kds315*]

[Paulius]

[kievuser]

These microscope objectives could have a list price of in the 5 digits range, so if I paid less than $10 for them,that is a real bargain, isn't it? And the two Leitz ones seem quite rare,too.

[kievuser]

I borrowed a piece of technical paper for a 40X objective with a list price I saw on *bay FYI. What photo lens will provide such a detailed information for their products? It is not easy to use these optics properly. One may need a degree to operate a high end microscope. I bought them just to satisfy my curiosity. The infinity corrected Zeiss 60x M19 one has a NA number of 0.95! That is aprroching resolutions' theoritical limit. And just for $3.5 IIRC.

[!Karen]

Mamiya c330 with 80mm, 105mm and 180mm
Om1n, om4, zuiko 50/3,5, zuiko 80/4, zuiko 100/2 and some accessories

It was 380€ all together which I think is a pretty good price for this lot

[uddhava]

[kds315*]

[Oldhand]

[!Karen]

I don't think the D version has this feature. Only the DS?

[Oldhand]

[mutusorin]

Helios 77M-4 50mm 1.8 + biometar 80mm 2.8 for 27 euros
Jupiter-3 50mm 1.5 in L39 mount with stiff focus for 22 euros

[Wadidiz]

I suppose this has to be my best photo bargain. Was staring at me from the recycle room floor. Sample photos taken with Sony A7 at f:1.8 and auto ISO (1000-3200).

Probably the best bargains I've paid for are the Rodenstock Heligon 50mm/1.9 I got with non-functioning Kodak Retina Reflex for around $75. Are the sky-high prices I'm seeing for the Heligon 50/1.9s on Ebay real?

Then there's the functioning Aires Viscount rangefinder with the Tomioka-made Coral 45mm/1.9 lens bought for about $5. Probably the best-performing lens I have, and I have some that are top performers. Thinking about rigging it onto a mount for my Sony A7.

[buerokratiehasser]

[quote="kievuser"]

It is a very sharp lens. I can read numbers and letters of about 1cm size 300-400 meters away with an eye-piece. I think it is a 2000mm+, F8 lens. It looks like a Maksutov-Cassegrin type of lens. [/quote]


Point it at the moon then and search for the Landing Module.

[Leoi]

A Pentax K 28mm f/3.5 Shift with case at $255, and a Pentax K 135mm f/2.5 with case and hood at $160

[rybolt]

Three lenses and a camera in the original presentation box. $1000. The sale came from an estate that had no heirs so I slept well after the purchase.

[DigiChromeEd]

[Mir]

[newst]

Got this gem off Ebay for $200 because the aperture was frozen wide open. The glass and coating are beautiful. A CLA brought the lens into perfect operating condition. My steal of 2016.

[Layer-cake]

Not really sure if it is a bargin but was strange enough to raise interest, I think it might be a Shackman custom built camera as I can't find a similar model anywhere, has a Linhof film back and a Shackman 51mm F1.9 lens attached which should hopefully turn out to be a dallmeyer lens. picked it up for $200


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[buerokratiehasser]

I wouldnt know, 50 mm is pretty wide with GF or 6x6, with this short bellows?

Is this 6x6 back or what?

A 50mm LF lens is probably worth $300 alone anyway..

[Layer-cake]

I should be receiving it later this week, I think it's a 4x5 back, lens should be interesting enough but want to find out more about the body.

[rybolt]

the back says it's 58X72 so it would be 2 1/4X 2 3/4.

[Gardener]

Mint-looking Bokina which had some haze and therefore sold as parts. $21 + about an hour of work.

[Boris_Akunin]