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ferrick
Joined: 20 Apr 2012 Posts: 643 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:24 pm Post subject: Best deal on earth - Summilux-R 80/1.4 for just 5 GBP !!!! |
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ferrick wrote:
I bought this lens last year in Leicester, UK. The camera shop was closing down. Lots of used lenses/cameras were placed on long tables. Some 40 GBP, some 20 GBP, some 10 GBP and some 5 GBP. This lens was put on the 5 GBP table. When I first picked it up, I did not realize that it was a Summilux. I soon noticed that it was very heavy. When I took a look at the front ring, it read "Summilux-R" ... what the .... !
But the thing is this lens had been immersed in sea water. Aperture blades were rusted and broken. White colored dust/oxide was in between all lens elements. So what! It's a Summilux! I of course purchased it.
It took me quite some time and effort to open up the front lens group and cleaned it. However, the rear group was so heavily rusted that it simply cannot open despite how hard I tried! Moreover, the aperture blades cannot be fixed. So, all that I can do is to add a black cardboard
between the front and rear lens groups to step it down a bid. With the white dust remains in the rear group, this is how the lens performs on mu NEX-5!
Comments on its quality/price ratio or performance are welcome!
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Damn good deal!!! Congrats! I see no issue on pics. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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poilu
Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 10472 Location: Greece
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
congrats, great deal ! _________________ T* |
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ferrick
Joined: 20 Apr 2012 Posts: 643 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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ferrick wrote:
Attila wrote: |
Damn good deal!!! Congrats! I see no issue on pics. |
Yeap, damn good deal! The issue is there is strong glare if not stepping down, perhaps due to the dust. |
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ferrick
Joined: 20 Apr 2012 Posts: 643 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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ferrick wrote:
poilu wrote: |
congrats, great deal ! |
Thank you! |
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fermy
Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 1974
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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fermy wrote:
It takes a huge effort to destroy a good lens, and your pictures show that well. Apparently bathing in sea is not enough for that _________________ Many lenses and some film bodies for sale here: http://forum.mflenses.com/canon-fd-minolta-md-c-mounts-m42-pentax-and-more-t50465.html
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hoanpham
Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 2575
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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hoanpham wrote:
congrats |
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Drack
Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 735 Location: Lithuania
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Drack wrote:
Awesome deal . I`d love to get me a lens in a stage like that and try to restore it _________________ I have many great Russian cameras and lenses for sale on my ebay account, please check it out: http://www.ebay.com/sch/piksius/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686
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DSLR: Pentax K-x + 18-55 kit + f4 35-75mm
Mirrorless : Samsung NX-20 + 18-55 kit
M42 lense: Helios 44-2 , Helios 44-3, Helios 44m , Tair 3 Phs , Mir-1B , Jupiter-37a, Industar 50-2, Industar 61 L/Z, Tlear-N .
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Minolta X-700 + MD f1.7/50mm + Rokkor-X f2.8/28mm + MD f3.5 35-70mm MACRO
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EXA 1A + CZJ Tessar f2.8/50mm |
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ferrick
Joined: 20 Apr 2012 Posts: 643 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:48 am Post subject: |
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ferrick wrote:
fermy wrote: |
It takes a huge effort to destroy a good lens, and your pictures show that well. Apparently bathing in sea is not enough for that |
Yes, it is amazing that bathing in salt water is still not enough to kill this lens! |
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ferrick
Joined: 20 Apr 2012 Posts: 643 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:48 am Post subject: |
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ferrick wrote:
hoanpham wrote: |
congrats |
Thank you! |
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ferrick
Joined: 20 Apr 2012 Posts: 643 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:49 am Post subject: |
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ferrick wrote:
Drack wrote: |
Awesome deal . I`d love to get me a lens in a stage like that and try to restore it |
Yes! Restoring it was a very rewarding process, from my experience! |
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