I think that might be a bit beyond Chris' pocket!
I'd concur with the advice on the Russians - you can pick them up
from the Ukraine for almost nothing and while the quality is variable
and they'll often have a problem like a sticky helical, it's worth he
chance. The Industar 61 L/D f2.8 has it's fans and sells for around
$30 + $12 postage but make sure it's the late model, all black 55mm
version. There's a 50/2 available for about the same and an old
50/3.5 Collapsible for less but the Model 61 has rare earth glass
(Lanthanum). They were made for the late, unlamented Fed 5 body and
as those have died, the lenses were orphaned. You'll need a cheap
Chinese M adapter to go with it as all the Russians are screw mount.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 21/01/2009, at 10:00 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> You might consider looking out any of the Konica-M Hexanon lenses.
>
> I have a Hex 50 / f2. Its results are indistinguishable from those
> of my
> Summilix M 50 / 1.4.
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