... That is far, far too expensive!....I bought the very sharp Tokina 17mm f3.5 for just £10,...Thats about $20!!! OK, it came with a Minolta mount but thats...
... experiment; ... The Tokina 17mm f3.5 may be classed as a fisheye lens when used on a film camera but its a wide rectaliner prime when used on my Sigma SD10...
Hi all I bought this lens on ebay for £36. Its is British made and has been used fitted to a large format vinton camera on RAF Vulcan Bomber. It comes...
Years ago Spiratone carried some very unique lenses, including the 100mm Portragon, which can go for a pretty outrageous amount on EBay, as does the Sima -...
hi philip from the pic. in the auction, the lens looks flarey? And from the descript it seems to need a nikon bellows to work it as it has no focus helicoid......
(In reply) - Oddly, I just bought a Spiratone Macrobel a few minutes ago (7511012319), with the dual tracks. With a bellows, focusing is no problem - the...
hi folks a fellow lister pointed out that I might have been gloating about having a Takumar 58/2... erm, very sorry... didn't mean to... it's just that I've...
hi alf I've saved your post for reading in more detail, but all I can say is great job! I like reading these adventures... they're an inspiration. I have a...
(In reply) - I cannot imagine what it is they think they are getting. It's essentially a simple lens - likely a +10, or maybe a doublet, in a nice tube and...
hah yes ive noticed that if i want something, thats when all the newbie bidders want to play ebay like a pie eating contest. or maybe the rarer, more dangerous...
(In reply) - Since I am doing consulting from home, I am often online anyway, so easy enough to participate. You would make out better using a snipe service...
... got ... size. ... Hi Ted Look at KEH.com ... I see at least 3 pieces in "bargain" (which is to ebay probably VG to EX) for about US$37-40+ @... and the SMC...
Look for "panotools" ... its a really cool photoshop plug-in that's free which can help do these things. There is another plug-in (whose name I forget) which...
unfortunately i only have photoshop 6 ;--; although this is the first example of it being 'out of date' for me :( the de-fisheye stuff looks very interesting,...
... Cant say, but if I hang the lens from the ceiling at night it sure saves on my lighting bill! (He He) Seriously, I really dont know. I thought that was...
i have a couple of those yellowed super takumars, but i believe other lenses have the same kind of issue. some leica ones for instance. the kodak aerial ektars...
I finally found out what the little indicator next to the collar around the rewind crank does-it's a film chamber indicator..if the camera is empty it's...
A very knowledgeable poster on the Zenit thread put up a very good history of the German and Russian lenses, and where some of the designs originated (yes,...
I just got a Helios 44-2 which looks just excellent to me. Focus is pinkie smooth, it's all metal construction, glass looks flawless, in fact it looks almost...
(In reply) - Here's an auction for a 44-2 (3861475872) that appears to show the index aperture mark to be in front of the aperture ring. I own a 44-4 which has...
I don't know if this would answer your question: The Gelios 44-2 is a preset lens. Your lens sounds to be working right. There is nothing wrong with it, nor...
... Thanks Jay and Philip, I understand from both your postings how this is meant to work. On my lens only the second ring from the front turns, the other one...
I recently acquired a Praktica Super TL that came with a Vivitar "Auto 2x Custom Tele-Converter Model 2X-1". Looking at the reflection off the elements, it...
... http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=79000&item=7512978885&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V ... Thanks, Bart. Clearly, mine is not the matched...
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