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EBC Fujinon W 35mm 2.8
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:34 am    Post subject: EBC Fujinon W 35mm 2.8 Reply with quote
A few pictures from a walk. My general assessment is that it doesn't offer anything over my Mir 1, MC Rokkor 35mm 2.8, or Olympus 35mm 2.8. But it's not a bad lens.

The best thing is that it was only 20 EUR. It seems to be quite rare, that or people aren't using them much Smile

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like a good lens.
A good find
Tom


PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The ebc fujinon in m42 are expensive on ebay. Even the 50mm 1.4 normal is way over a hundred. Less common lenses like yours are even more. They are fine quality optics but as you say, in the same league with oly, pentax, minolta, konica et al. I have a 50mm 1.6 and a 50 1.9 in the bayonet X mount. They are good lenses but don't command the same prices as the m42.


PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:03 pm    Post subject: Re: EBC Fujinon W 35mm 2.8 Reply with quote
blotafton wrote:
A few pictures from a walk. My general assessment is that it doesn't offer anything over my Mir 1, MC Rokkor 35mm 2.8, or Olympus 35mm 2.8. But it's not a bad lens.

The best thing is that it was only 20 EUR. It seems to be quite rare, that or people aren't using them much Smile


I've not used the f/2.8, but I've kept hold of my 35mm f/1.9 through several change of system simply because it's f/1.9 (and because it's very good!)

I don't remember how much it cost. It would have been cheap. In the '80's 42-screw prime lenses were being almost given away ... everyone wanted bayonet-mount zooms Wink

As I understand it, when new, Fujinon lenses were relatively expensive, probably explaining their seeming scarcity these days - there never were very many!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jamaeolus wrote:
The ebc fujinon in m42 are expensive on ebay. Even the 50mm 1.4 normal is way over a hundred. Less common lenses like yours are even more. They are fine quality optics but as you say, in the same league with oly, pentax, minolta, konica et al. I have a 50mm 1.6 and a 50 1.9 in the bayonet X mount. They are good lenses but don't command the same prices as the m42.


The AX-mount Fujinons are presumably less desirable simply because there are not the adaptors widely available to convert that mount to anything else.

Scarce lenses do, however, still command a premium, I sold my X-Fujinon EBC 50mm f/1.2 on eBay recently for nearly £200, with fungus! The collector who bought it had apparently been looking for one for ten years!


PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oldhand wrote:
Looks like a good lens.
A good find
Tom


Indeed a good find, even better was the Fujica ST701 and Fujinon 100mm f/2.8 for about the same price that the seller was also offering.

The 35mm Fl has been growing on me.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jamaeolus wrote:
The ebc fujinon in m42 are expensive on ebay. Even the 50mm 1.4 normal is way over a hundred. Less common lenses like yours are even more. They are fine quality optics but as you say, in the same league with oly, pentax, minolta, konica et al. I have a 50mm 1.6 and a 50 1.9 in the bayonet X mount. They are good lenses but don't command the same prices as the m42.


I'd like to get one of those 50mm f/1.4. Good to know it's possible to make a profit if I want to sell.

In X mount I also have the 50 1.9, 55/1.6 and Porst labeled 50/1.2. The last two are very fine.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:10 pm    Post subject: Re: EBC Fujinon W 35mm 2.8 Reply with quote
kypfer wrote:
blotafton wrote:
A few pictures from a walk. My general assessment is that it doesn't offer anything over my Mir 1, MC Rokkor 35mm 2.8, or Olympus 35mm 2.8. But it's not a bad lens.

The best thing is that it was only 20 EUR. It seems to be quite rare, that or people aren't using them much Smile


I've not used the f/2.8, but I've kept hold of my 35mm f/1.9 through several change of system simply because it's f/1.9 (and because it's very good!)

I don't remember how much it cost. It would have been cheap. In the '80's 42-screw prime lenses were being almost given away ... everyone wanted bayonet-mount zooms Wink

As I understand it, when new, Fujinon lenses were relatively expensive, probably explaining their seeming scarcity these days - there never were very many!


You are lucky with the 1.9/35, I've never even seen one on auction. Would buy! Sure ebay may have one or two at fantasy price levels but that doesn't count Smile


kypfer wrote:
jamaeolus wrote:
The ebc fujinon in m42 are expensive on ebay. Even the 50mm 1.4 normal is way over a hundred. Less common lenses like yours are even more. They are fine quality optics but as you say, in the same league with oly, pentax, minolta, konica et al. I have a 50mm 1.6 and a 50 1.9 in the bayonet X mount. They are good lenses but don't command the same prices as the m42.


The AX-mount Fujinons are presumably less desirable simply because there are not the adaptors widely available to convert that mount to anything else.

Scarce lenses do, however, still command a premium, I sold my X-Fujinon EBC 50mm f/1.2 on eBay recently for nearly £200, with fungus! The collector who bought it had apparently been looking for one for ten years!


That a good deal! My good condition Fujinon Porst 50mm 1.2 was 180 eur with adapter. Not bad either!


PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


The 35mm f/1.9 doing what it's good at ... low light work Wink About an hour after sunset this evening!


PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It looks a fine lens; the flat lighting didn't really help.


PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I bought the X-mount EBC 28mm/F1.9 several years ago from EBAY and it's really a rare gem in the X-mount fujinon lenses.
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