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on Sept 17, 2020 16:14:31 GMT
Posted: Sept 17, 2020 16:14:31 GMT
Just arrived in the post - one of my favourite cameras, Yashica's redoubtable, Contax RTS-lite: the FR1 along with a lovely ML 50 1.7 - both working perfectly (minus the usual frame counter).
But alongside the Yashica, 4 Zeiss lenses arrived from the UK, Denmark and Austria; I think the postman believed today was my birthday as 2 further packages arrived containing 2 modern 'Yashica-branded' forms of tripod support.
FR1 Zeiss classics
The lenses are the 21mm f2.8 Distagon; 28mm f2 Distagon 'Hollywood'; 100mm f2 Planar and the West German 200mm f4 Tele-Tessar in MM mount. The 28mm was a bargain as it still has its follow-focus gears attached; I can't say I'm bothered but I'll probably remove the one from the aperture ring.
The 28mm and 100mm f2s were among the first lenses I bought back in 1977 in preparation for my journey to Romania to photograph Olympic legend Nadia Comaneci and her team in training. Happy memories.. and superb glass. And I'm still ashamed to admit that back then, I would not even entertain using Yashica's glass. Of course, thanks to the Members of this Forum, I know better now... |
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on Sept 17, 2020 19:51:54 GMT
Posted: Sept 17, 2020 19:51:54 GMT
That is quite a collection of great glass, for sure.
Me? I've "settled" for a Vivitar Auto 21mm f3.8, a Minolta Rokkor 28mm f2.0, a Minolta Rokkor 100mm f2.5, and a Soligor C/D 200mm f2.8. Like me, my lenses are mutts, but they get along fine.
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on Sept 17, 2020 22:01:05 GMT
Posted: Sept 17, 2020 22:01:05 GMT
That is quite a collection of great glass, for sure. Me? I've "settled" for a Vivitar Auto 21mm f3.8, a Minolta Rokkor 28mm f2.0, a Minolta Rokkor 100mm f2.5, and a Soligor C/D 200mm f2.8. Like me, my lenses are mutts, but they get along fine. Those are no muts! The Minolta lenses are very fine performers and if you can get a good copy (haze-free) of the Soligor lens, it is exceptional. I'm not familiar with the Vivitar 21mm as I only had experience with their 20mm version - what does its serial number start with as that would indicate the manufacturer; generally it seems that the centre definition is on a par with any of the top lenses from Nikon, Canon, etc.; the quality of the edges seems to vary a bit based on the company that actually produced the lens for Vivitar.
Those are all very fine pieces of glass.
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on Sept 17, 2020 22:42:08 GMT
Posted: Sept 17, 2020 22:42:08 GMT
My 21mm Vivitar is a "37" so it was made by Tokina. Nice lens and I nabbed it on EBAY for next to nothing because nobody knows about this lens.
There are so many lenses on EBAY that have interchangeable lens mounts -- T, T2, T4, TX, Tamron Adaptall, YS, etc. but are listed as "XXXmm lens for Nikon", when in fact it will fit on any camera. So they sell for peanuts.
That's how I got my Vivitar 21mm -- and a few others.
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on Oct 14, 2020 19:12:00 GMT
Posted: Oct 14, 2020 19:12:00 GMT
Just arrived in the post - one of my favourite cameras, Yashica's redoubtable, Contax RTS-lite: the FR1 along with a lovely ML 50 1.7 - both working perfectly (minus the usual frame counter).  |
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