What do you think of this?

fotomachi · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:08 am Post subject: What do you think of this?

I found a Jupiter-3 on ebay that interested me: Click here to see on Ebay.
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BruceB · Joined: 28 Feb 2009 Posts: 32

It's clearly a sellers' market for some of these manual focus lenses. Sad

There are few "well-kept secrets" any more; so, sellers don't have to market their wares as hard, or at all - as you experienced - and they will still get their price.

I asked one eBay seller if the obvious dent in the filter ring of the Takumar he had listed prevented one from screwing in the lens hood and/or filter. He replied that he had no way to test that. The lens sold for the going rate (way above reasonable IMO) - even with an evident flaw. Sometimes, it's just crazy. Rolling Eyes

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

rare seen Russian lenses without cleaning marks they wasn't in respect like Contax or Leica lenses if you can count cleaning marks that is not effect picture quality at all. If they are count less makes images to soft especially at wide open and contrast less at all aperture. My J3 has also some cleaning marks , fine lens, but really not reach Zeiss level I rather buy in case of you a Sonnar Contax mount lens , especially in you case due you have already a NEX adapter to Contax lenses.