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tond
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tond wrote:
Attila, thank you, I appreciate how you can look deep into things and I'm glad you understand what I wanted to mention.
While individual injustments still happen (and will happen always), indeed time change, people get more information from internet, and mflenses.com has made and is making valuable contribution. |
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NewStuff
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***I also recently sold a nice Flektogon 35/2.4 for £135, and I paid a fiver for it.***
HUH! £135!...I'll have to start putting mine in a lens case when in my back pack with other gear. |
Until I realised what people were paying for them, my 3yr old played with it! Thankfully, she only put a small scratch on the grip, and the optics were still perfect after a good clean with dilute isopropyl. I wasn't overly keen on it. The buyer did try the usual "it's got fungus, I want money back", but when shown multiple pictures looking though the lens, he backed down.
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NewStuff
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Here's some Flektogon 35/2.4 silliness for you!
10 bids, £105, nearly 3 days to go.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINT-red-MC-FLEKTOGON-2-4-35-Carl-Zeiss-Jena-Lens-M42-/110800927768?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item19cc3ffc18
13 bids, £109, nearly 3 days to go. This one is boxed, and looks like a very nice example, I expect this to hit £150+
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zeiss-Flektogon-f-2-4-35mm-MINT-Condition-Film-Digital-/180785182375?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item2a17a2f6a7
I had a *lot* of Japanese, Chinese and Korean activity on mine when it was listed on a 7 day auction, though it was shipped to an address in the UK. I find they are not afraid to pay top money to get a nice one.
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iangreenhalgh1
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Well, 35mm length lenses are usually not that great, I've tried loads and only found three that were good - Panagor 2/35, Canon FL 2.5/35 and Konica Hexanon 2.8/35. That's in contrast to 28mm lenses where there are loads of good ones. Have to say, even those three 35mm lenses aren't as good as my 28mm lenses so I don't use em very much.
The 2.4/35 Flek is a much better lens than other 35mm Fleks judging by the photos I've seen.
Some lenses are worth far more than their IQ deserves though, some pretty average lenses fetch high prices for unobvious reasons. I'm glad I was able to sell my mint Vivtar S1 2.3/135, I got it cheap and it turned out to be one of the crappiest lenses I've had the misfortune to use so glad I got my money back on it. Sadly I have quite a few crap lenses I still need to get my money back on and some I doubt I ever will, I have a few on my desk right now as paperweights...
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bhairavp
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Mint condition SMC Takumar 35/2 - non yellowed! - for 2000 rupees, roughly 38USD.
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NozPhoto
Joined: 24 Dec 2011
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NozPhoto wrote:
I've been digging through my boxes of MF camera gear, and have pulled out a few more of the bargains I've gathered over time:
Pentax 50 1.7 (and the sears version as well) that I paid $2 for. (got both for that price)
Nikkor SC auto 50mm 1.4 $5
Off brand Nikon F mount non-ai 200mm F3.5 that I paid $1 for
More as I keep digging. |
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cooltouch
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A Focal (K-Mart brand) 28mm f/2.8 in M42 for $3. I started a thread on it cuz I was wondering who made it.
http://forum.mflenses.com/focal-28mm-f-2-8-m42-t45736.html
Takes pretty good pics, really.
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cheekygeek
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cheekygeek wrote:
Package arrived today of stuff that I got for free. (Traded a little expertise, but no money):
 Pentax SMC K 200mm f2.5
Pentax SMC K 17mm f4 fisheye (previous owner's name engraved on it)
Tokina AT-X Pro 80-200mm f2.8 with hood (that last one is AF)
Also coming from the same deal, but slower shipping, is a
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 press camera with 135mm Wollensak
No joke.
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cooltouch
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Wow, methinks you are being overly modest. Seems like just a bit more than a "little" expertise you must have provided to receive that sort of haul. Good job!
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bhargav
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Yashica Lynx 1000 -£5
Vivitar 24/2, Pentax 50/2 and couple of fisheye, wide angle converter - £20
Zeiss Planar 50/1.7 along with yashica outfit - £50
Very recent Stenheil Quinon 50/1.9 -£35 with Wirgin edixa standard
Cosina 17/3.5 -£29
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JBruja
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"Super - Multi - Coated TAKUMAR 1:2.8/120" in as new condition in m42 mount 2 days ago (Wednesday the 25th). I mentioned the day as it is 25 % senior citizens discount day at the local Goodwill store. The outcome was a $6.00 lens with case for $4.50.
When I told my wife of my good fortune her first words were "can I sell it". That hurts. |
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Hood
Joined: 26 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Tak |
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Hood wrote:
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"Super - Multi - Coated TAKUMAR 1:2.8/120" in as new condition in m42 mount 2 days ago (Wednesday the 25th). I mentioned the day as it is 25 % senior citizens discount day at the local Goodwill store. The outcome was a $6.00 lens with case for $4.50.
When I told my wife of my good fortune her first words were "can I sell it". That hurts. |
Awesome pick-up... had to have a chuckle at the mrs asking if she can sell it... sounds so much like my girl. hahaha
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enzodm
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Can 66€ for a Voigtlander Ultron Color 50 1.8 (3rd series) be considered a bargain?
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Fifties: Voigtländer Color Ultron 50/1.8, Pentacon 50/1.8, Zenitar 50/1.9, Leica Summicron 50/2, CZJ Pancolar 50/2, CZJ Tessar 50/2.8, Industar 50/3.5 , Rikenon 55/1.4, Petri 55/1.8, Helios 58/2
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Industar 69 28/2.8, Fujian 35/1.7, Rokkor 50/1.4, Jupiter 50/2, Cosmicar 50/2.8, Industar-22 50/3.5, Leitz Elmar 90/4, Canon Serenar 100/4
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Pancolart
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What's 3rd series? I guess only the concave front version would be bargain for 66€. But that might change in near future.
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cooltouch
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Cosina 17/3.5 -£29
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Please let us know how well your Cosina performs. I was unaware Cosina made such a lens.
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NewStuff
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Pentacon 50/1.8, damn near perfect after a clean.
Free, along with a Hoya 39mm mount enlarging lens.
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enzodm
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enzodm wrote:
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| Can 66€ for a Voigtlander Ultron Color 50 1.8 (3rd series) be considered a bargain? |
What's 3rd series? I guess only the concave front version would be bargain for 66€. But that might change in near future. |
not the concave, but the planar-like version (from what I understood). I saw here on the forum very nice samples.
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Wide: Mir 20/3.5, Kenlock 24/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Yashikor 35/2.8, Mir 37/2.8
Fifties: Voigtländer Color Ultron 50/1.8, Pentacon 50/1.8, Zenitar 50/1.9, Leica Summicron 50/2, CZJ Pancolar 50/2, CZJ Tessar 50/2.8, Industar 50/3.5 , Rikenon 55/1.4, Petri 55/1.8, Helios 58/2
In the middle: Cyclop 85/1.5, Nikon 100/2.8
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Industar 69 28/2.8, Fujian 35/1.7, Rokkor 50/1.4, Jupiter 50/2, Cosmicar 50/2.8, Industar-22 50/3.5, Leitz Elmar 90/4, Canon Serenar 100/4
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NothingMan
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"Super - Multi - Coated TAKUMAR 1:2.8/120" in as new condition in m42 mount 2 days ago (Wednesday the 25th). I mentioned the day as it is 25 % senior citizens discount day at the local Goodwill store. The outcome was a $6.00 lens with case for $4.50.
When I told my wife of my good fortune her first words were "can I sell it". That hurts.
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Ouch. I got Zuikos 55 1.2 and 24 2.8 MC for $100 a week or two ago, and when my wife saw how happy I was she said just the opposite .
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Tom in Delaware
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German lenses: CZJ Flektogon 35mm f2.4 and Steinheil Munchen Tele-Auto Quinar 135mm f2.8, both in excellent condition and free. A coworker stopped by my office a few months ago and gifted me his old Spotmatic and lenses. Both are cracking good lenses. Pentacon 50mm f1.8 from a local flea market for $5. Very good lens with nice bokeh and very close focusing. |
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NewStuff
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| German lenses: CZJ Flektogon 35mm f2.4 and Steinheil Munchen Tele-Auto Quinar 135mm f2.8, both in excellent condition and free. A coworker stopped by my office a few months ago and gifted me his old Spotmatic and lenses. Both are cracking good lenses. Pentacon 50mm f1.8 from a local flea market for $5. Very good lens with nice bokeh and very close focusing. |
I am adoring this for the close focus! Bokeh is nice too. I suspect this will vie with my Pentacon 30/3.5 for the prominent position on the camera.
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bhargav
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Please let us know how well your Cosina performs. I was unaware Cosina made such a lens. |
Cool touch, that's my mistake. It's obviously a Tokina! I somehow always get confused between two of them, even though they sound quite different.
Must say I'm really pleased with this lens. It really performs better than expected. Although a little on the big and heavy side, but surely a keeper. |
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exaklaus
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exaklaus wrote:
Just back from customs, where I picked up a very nice Exakta V outfit with Zeiss Biotar 1:2 f=5,8cm,
Canon Serenar 1;4 f=13,5cm (with cap, case and, strange enough, the matching finder),
Enna Ultra-Lithagon 1:3,5 f=28mm
+ some additional stuff.
Everything is nice and working. The Serenar and the Biotar need some internal cleaning.
Very happy with this stuff. Just because of the Canon lens, which is a rare find. 
Paid $166, including postage costs, + tax.
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Free Yashica DX 8/500 Mirror with fungus. 
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vfmoto wrote:
Finally I can post in this thread! 
I got:
- CZ Triotar 135 T. The Glass is in perfect shape considering how it was stored. Has a few problems (dirt, bent filter ring and focusing is frozen at infinity).
- Leather case for the Triotar.
- An Autoknips Mod 1 with the tiny aluminum case. Beautiful little thing. Works great!
- Another self timer similar to the Autoknips. Works great!
- 11 Carl Zeiss filters. Can't screw them onto the Triotar because of the filter ring but they fit on my Pancolar.
- Cases for all the filters. Both individual plastic ones and a leather box.
- A Werralux light metere that looks like it was never used.
- A Werralux colortester with instructions and pouch.
- 2 CZ macro rings.
- Various aluminum screws and parts.
Paid $12 for everything!
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cyrusuncc
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cyrusuncc wrote:
Vivitar 28mm 2.8 Close Focus
mislabeled on eBay so i got it for $10
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