hi philip Thanks for sharing that with us. Not sure about the russians, but I notice that the germans for instance usually ship in 5kg lots ... which makes...
I was looking at a MTO mirror lens recently and the seller wanted $71 to ship. That's right $71! I emailed him about it and he says its shipping and handling....
Some sellers use shipping charges to pad their profits, unreasonably so in many cases. If a shipping calculator isn't offered or specific charges aren't in the...
(In reply) - You should be able to verify shipping costs based on weight and info on the Web. Mirror lenses have to be very well packed, and are comparatively...
(In reply) - That sounds like a domestic shipment, not international - right? On the items that I've sold directly through Yahoo boards, I explain to the...
Yes, that was a purchase from a seller in Washington State and the $15 shipping charge was for FedEx Home Delivery to GA. The 500mm MTO lenses do come up on...
Does anyone think these are any good? I'd use them on a Canon EOS300D with an adaptor for portraits. http://tinyurl.com/83ntf...
Tom Zunder
tom@...
Oct 2, 2005 5:56 pm
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(In reply) - If you're looking at "normal" Russian lenses (50-58mm), the better ones would be the Zenitar-M 50mm f/1.7, and a very late Helios-44 such as the...
One more on auction 7549554881 - seller did not put "Tessar" in the subject line, which he should have done. His own words: "This is a superb Carl Zeiss Jena...
... Excuse me, where do you have that info about CZJ Tessars being multi-coated from? I do own one of the black, auto-diaphragm ones and it is definitely not...
(In reply) - I just took a look at the black one, and indeed it does not say "MC". I have no idea, on this model, what the coating is, but it does look...
I have one in K mount. Optically there is not much wrong with it, but mechanically there are better lenses. If you want a cheap lense that will perform like...
7549841771 NEW 100mm F2.8 1:1 MACRO CLOSE UP LENS M42 SCREW from Cambridge - auction ends Oct-04-05 05:41:41 PDT I like that focal length for macro, and f/2.8...
I have bought a Pentacon 50mm f1.8 on ebay for about 10 pounds, it has a A/M switch on the picture so it should work. It's a reasonable start, if it works ok...
Tom Zunder
tom@...
Oct 4, 2005 10:49 am
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... You say '6' ot '7', would this be show after the main model such as Helios-44-2? So I am looking for Helios-44-6 or Helios-44-7? Is that right? I can find ...
Tom Zunder
tom@...
Oct 4, 2005 11:29 am
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In a message dated 10/4/2005 4:53:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... You say '6' ot '7', would this be show after the main model such as Helios-44-2? So I am...
BruceEricSherman@...
Oct 4, 2005 4:00 pm
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You will have to chop off part of the lens and remount. Otherwise it probably will not be able to focus probably. I used to have quite a few Cine lens (...
This adeptor for M42 lens recently show up here around town. Basically it's the same as the other M42 Lens to Minolta MD body adeptor except it had a full...
(In reply) - I don't know the full history on the Helios-44 series, beyond the fact that there were 7 models, and I even have a Helios-44 f/2.0 in M39. Here's...
WARNING!: OT. Hello all, on Thursday, October 13, my wife will be awarded her PhD in Theology at Lampeter University in Wales. As Wales is not around the...
Well my Pentacon 50mm 1,8 arrived and I have played with it and it is cool. It's not that dificult to focus without a ranefinder or cross hatching, and I can...
Tom Zunder
tom@...
Oct 5, 2005 7:42 pm
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You can find something about the history of this lenses here: http://www.zenit.istra.ru/archive/lenses/helios-44.html It is in russian, so use a translator if...
(In reply) - Even without translation, it appears that there was a resolution increase in the "6", and another in the "7". ... series, ... Helios-44 ... made ...
Hi All, this is my first day/post on this group. I'm a big fan of Zeiss, Klfitt, Steinheil and the Meyer Anyone can tell me what are the differences other than...
You might want to check my remark about the Flexon/Pancolar 50/2.0 vs the Pancolar 50/1.8 right here http://m42.povlab.org/lens_detail.php?lid=266 The Zebra...
Hi Franka, Check out this page, http://406club.dyndns.org/camera/index.php?showtopic=1490&st=20 I found the single coated Zebra lens more interesting than the...
Looks like home made to me mere then a factory prototype! Bart. ... From: "Philip Barton" <pickexpert@...> To: <ClubM42@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday,...
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