I think I figured out the Mystery lens ---->
I am 95ure its for an Exakta "Kine" mount.
Please don't tell any other Exakta people. :-)
Mark Hammons
> >What is this lens? I know it's not a Pen FT lens. And it's not a
> >LTM lens. The rear picture shows a bayonet mounting flange.
> >
> >It is labeled Olympus OIC and MIOJ, putting it in the late 40's or early
> >50's.
> >
> >Was Olympus making any bayonet cameras during that time? I'd have
> >thought it might be an Ace lens, but they made only a 35/2.8 in a
> >WA, and the Ace lenses had black focusing rings. This is obviously
> >earlier. Maybe it's an Olympus lens made for an SLR like the
> >Contarex/flex, LeicaFlex, etc.?
> >
> >RARE Olympus 40cm 1:3.5 Lens Pen FT NR!
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1260173698
> >
> >Skip
> >
>
> Mysterious! Both the lens and the message.
>
> The pictures show what looks like a bayonet all right. I suspect it
> was made for another make of camera. Even Nikon did that during the
> occupation. There was no Leicaflex then. There was no M3 yet. Only
> Leica screw mounts. Pentax and Practica had screw mounts.I don't know
> about others. Could it be an auxiliary lens for a fixed lens camera
> like a folder or TLR?
>
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> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
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