Primotar 135/3.5 - silver of course !

Marek

Hope it's not wrong forums.

Got Primotar from CA, USA pretty quickly, for about $75 but with fees Evil or Very Mad

The lens was very dusty like it'd be lying in the blown sands of California for 50 years, so I polished it a bit.

A temporary Tribute to Rudolph Meyer chamber.

Optics seems pretty fine to me. Saving the obvious dust inside. Lies surrounded with packs of rice already, fungus is fungus Very Happy

Actually, you can watch Primotar dedicated gallery on Flickr through Very Happy

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A small sized pic wihout PP - a first one of "butterflies". I obviously expect wonders as this. Don't care about sharpness/aberrations really.

Marek

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

I had one of those a few years ago but I sold it, like a dumbass.
And for much less than $75 too.

Marek · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:43 am Post subject:

Now it's not usually a $75 item... I was surprised how quite hard is to get a nice looking silver one, especially for the European (most of silver auctions tend to occur from USA and the other ones are thus more expensive). Anyway it's my little 135mm Monet Very Happy

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woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

You may want to thank me for not bidding higher. :-/

Marek · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:13 am Post subject:

Did you followed (watched) the very same item, Woodie? Very Happy

Do you want to be PM'ed by me if another piece occurs?

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Marek · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 5:40 pm Post subject:

It was a buy now item with negotiation available, so I made a lower offer that passed through. I don't much bid on items I suppose to be sold higher that I accept. Especially if the item is not that scarce to leave my usual bidding patience.

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Good job. I recently won a nail-biting auction of an Exakta camera with Primoplan. No mention of Primoplan and no picture of front of lens. Sometimes we can still get lucky.

Marek · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:39 pm Post subject:

Must have been deserved reward, my friend! Hard browsing work and foxiness on eBay should always work! As we Czechs say, trpělivost růže přináší Very Happy

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vanylapep · Joined: 03 Jan 2014 Posts: 312

What's the specialty of this one?

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Marek · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:06 am Post subject:

And draws like Monet Cool

Marek · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:09 pm Post subject:

I shot just some stinkin' dump under mild January sun and I already know I'll like it.

Also, the lens seems to aberrate in a very pleasant way under a certain angle against the sun.

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Nice job capturing the bubble rings.

Lloydy · Expire: 2022-01-01

I think you are going to like that lens. Wink

Marek · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:29 pm Post subject:

Yes, I believe the price vs. performance vs. condition was damn good in this case. I was lucky. Lucky and patient.