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Just last week there was a Zenit 11 advertised in our local shop. Comes with 28mm lens it said.
I called and walked round to see if the lens was worth having - you never know.
It turned out to be a Mir 1b 37 f2.8.
I explained it what it was and that it was worth more than they were asking, but I was the only person who'd showed any interest and the seller let me have it for the asking price of £5.
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manfred
Joined: 14 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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manfred wrote:
Zeiss Ikon Contessa with 2.8/45 T* Opton-Tessar
leather case, lenshood and filters
for 8 euro 
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Nice camera, are you going to shoot some film with it?
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manfred
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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manfred wrote:
i'll try
surprised that light meter is working, anyway i have some old meter somewhere |
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Wow Manfred!! I am green from envy! 
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NewStuff
Joined: 31 Mar 2011
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Location: Wales, UK
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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NewStuff wrote:
My bargain. Spotted a Zeiss Tessar 50/2.8 for £10, BIN. I think I set a new world record for hitting that button.
Then I read it has a few problems... like a "sticky" focus. Ah well, it will teach me to read, and if I do need to perform surgery, it will be fun learning.
We will see what it's like when it arrives...
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
A tenner for a Tessar is not bad, and almost all Zeiss lenses of that era have sticky focus, my Tessar does, it's due to the grease they used, it deteriorates.
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eddieitman
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: |
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eddieitman wrote:
Would not worry to much about the stiff focus easy to fix, I bought a Zeiss Pancolar 50mm F1.8 for £15 the other day and a little lighter fluid in to the hellicoid soon loosened it up.
That was my bargain
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NewStuff
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:44 am Post subject: |
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NewStuff wrote:
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| a little lighter fluid in to the hellicoid soon loosened it up. |
A little more info on the mechanics of this would be great.
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I'd like to know how to do it too as I really like the performance of my Tessar but the focus being so stiff it sits in the drawer unused.
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
My own best bargain recently was:
Konica FT-1
Konica Autoreflex
Konica Hexanon 1.7/50
Konica Hexanon 28-135
Konica Hexanon 3.2/135
Konica Hexanon 4.5/300
Tamron 103A 70-210
Tokina 3.5/17
All in mint, almost unused condition and for 65ukp. All six lenses are really good ones, gives me a belting shooting kit for my NEX for peanuts.
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eddieitman
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eddieitman wrote:
Ok will do a seperate post with pics
And here is the post
http://forum.mflenses.com/the-easy-way-to-clean-and-re-lube-a-carl-zeiss-pancolar-1-8-t43840.html
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Andreq
Joined: 30 May 2011
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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Andreq wrote:
All of this for $20 CAD.
- Bower 300mm f5.6 Telephoto in... I must say NEW condition.
It has a 62mm filter thread and a m42 mount (t-mount).
If someone can help me identify the telephoto, I'd appreciate.
- Macro/Wide angle adapter (8x macro + 0.66 wide angle).
That thing is kinda useless or I don't know how to use it... it fit at the end of a 49mm filter threaded lens and "kinda" widen the view (but the IQ is bad!)
- Vivitar 55mm f2.8 lens. Quality is OK. But I got plenty other 50-55mm that are better (Rikkenon, Super Takumar).
- Vivitar 220/SL Camera body. The battery is dead, no clue if it work, but it's in really good shape. I didn't use a film camera for almost 6 yrs so it will probably end on ebay.
- IMAGE CB-21 Flash. I didn't measure the trigger voltage, but I'll probably convert it to ~4-5v to use on my t2i. Didn't have spare AA, no clue if it works -_-.
- PETRI Speedlite Flash (little one). Seem like a nice little flash to add to my collection. Will need to measure voltage...it will get in the "to convert" pile. No clue if it works.
- Bower 49mm "Sky light (1A)" Filter. Look's new, like most of the accessory that came from this loot.
If anyone could explain to me what is an 1A filter... I don't really know anything about filters, other than ND filter.
...as I wrote this, I found a nice little "Effect of filters" sheet inside the box, it list all filter types and their use (with film), wow!
I still need to test them using daylight. I got that 2 hour ago around 20h... I only tested the lens with my indoor plant grow light (I don't grow weed... it's for my girlfriend plant, we live in a north facing apartment )
I still got many other bargains I need to post. Actually, I should receive one in 1-2 week! I'll try to post back when I get it. |
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taunusreiter
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taunusreiter wrote:
I cannot contribute to this bragging thread, because I made some good deals but never a real "bargain".
The best buy probably was a Canon RF 35/1.5 which I bought for the starting bid at GBP 200,- and sold three years later in an open auction for EUR 650,-
(I just sold it because I had another one with "meter" scale)
The best "missed buy" was also a Canon RF, a 85/1.8 "in Leica M-mount" for 200 EUR.
The most difficult lens to find was this one:
Difficult because it is like million others on the first view, just a "Takumar 55mm f/1:1.8"
So it was announced, and probably the seller was very astonished this idiot payed 250 USD for it... 
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TijmenDal
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TijmenDal wrote:
So what is so special about this Takumar?  |
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Laurence
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
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| So what is so special about this Takumar? |
I was sort of wondering the same. Of course, I know there are various iterations of the "Takumar 55/1.8", such as Super Takumar, SMC Takumar, etc.
Is the "plain" 55/1.8 Takumar the preferred model over others?
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ManualFocus-G
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
I'm guessing that's a rather rare preset model!
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Laurence
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
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| I'm guessing that's a rather rare preset model! |
Oh, I see that extra "exposure ring" now. Good eye!
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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sinner79
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:22 am Post subject: |
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sinner79 wrote:
Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.7 T* with caps, 88 GPB with shipping included 
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Whoa! A REALLY nice price for a fine lens, sinner79! Way to go!
I guess I'll have to say the recent acquisition of the Tamron SP 80-200/2.8 LD for $80 is a good bargain.
I feel very lucky to have found it. It has moderate "use marks" but the glass is pristine, and the zoom
is smooth. A very robust lens.
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Andreq
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:27 am Post subject: |
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Andreq wrote:
My first Ziess !
Aus Jena 50mm f2,8
It's one of the latest model (Serial 9xxxxxx)
Got it with a
- Praktica Super T L (working fine!)
- Yashica Auto Focus S (have to test it)
- Yet another flash : Braun F30B (+ flash triger cable)
$25 CAD
The only downside is that the Zeiss focus is frozen solid and the aperture blade are oily as hell.
I'll see if I can clean it good, the way it's built, it seem quite easy to disassemble and clean.
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Pancolart
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
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The only downside is that the Zeiss focus is frozen solid and the aperture blade are oily as hell.
I'll see if I can clean it good, the way it's built, it seem quite easy to disassemble and clean. |
Might not seem such a bargain after all. Totally frozen focus is often a sign of lens being hit, focusing guide being defect or some hard particle found it's way in.
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Andreq
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:00 am Post subject: |
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Andreq wrote:
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| Andreq wrote: |
The only downside is that the Zeiss focus is frozen solid and the aperture blade are oily as hell.
I'll see if I can clean it good, the way it's built, it seem quite easy to disassemble and clean. |
Might not seem such a bargain after all. Totally frozen focus is often a sign of lens being hit, focusing guide being defect or some hard particle found it's way in. |
Well its really bad for now... after an almost full dissasembly :S.
The optic looks perfect without any dust/scratches, that's why I got it.
Anyway I still have the Praktica body which works fine  |
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NewStuff
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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NewStuff wrote:
Have fun with the Zeiss surgery. I've just taken mine apart as per the guide linked earlier on in this thread. I can't get at enough of the Helicoid's thread to clean it properly. I suspect it will need a complete disassembly to get it back to functional condition. Still, it's going to be fun to do... Just need to photograph the process to reverse it and have a working lens at the end of the operation.
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peterqd
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
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| Andreq wrote: |
The only downside is that the Zeiss focus is frozen solid and the aperture blade are oily as hell.
I'll see if I can clean it good, the way it's built, it seem quite easy to disassemble and clean. |
Might not seem such a bargain after all. Totally frozen focus is often a sign of lens being hit, focusing guide being defect or some hard particle found it's way in. |
That's possible, but oily blades and stiff focus is exactly what happens when you leave an old CZJ lens on a hot sunny window cill or in a hot car for a while.
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