[Lloydy]

I've been dipping into the loose change down the back of the sofa as well. and my recent extravagances include....a Pentacon 30mm /3.5 and a 50mm / 1.8. And both came with camera's, a Practika and a Zenith, and some other lenses, teleconvertors etc, so the cost per lens is less than a pint of beer, a bargain in my book.

The 30mm Pentacon is getting more and more use, I love the colours and the centre sharpness, although it falls away badly at the edges.

But when I get pictures like this, I forgive it.



A bit of PP, but nothing drastic.

[LeGuillotine]

Hi

I got ME Super M, M-50mm 1,7, Cosina 28mm 2.8, Tokina 80-200mm 4,5, three piece extension tube set, 2x TC and agfa agfatronic 383 cs flash for 55 euros (about 60$). I bought only that 50mm and rest of stuff was extra.

So if we make some calculations 55euros/7 items = 7,85euros per item Not bad.

M-50/1.7 is awesome. 28/2.8 is kinda soft. Tokina is not bad, but not good. 2xTC is some Paragorn or somethin like that. Its not good.

I also got M-40-80/2.8-4 for free with broken MV-1.

LeGu

[PaulfromTexas]

anyone have any experience with the...

Phoenix Zoom Wide Angle 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 auto focus lens?

its by far the cheapest wide angle auto focus i can find, however i have never heard of phoenix.

[boriscleto]

anyone have any experience with the...

Phoenix Zoom Wide Angle 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 auto focus lens?

its by far the cheapest wide angle auto focus i can find, however i have never heard of phoenix.

Phoenix is just another name for Cosina/Bower/Pro Master/Rokinon/Vivitar.

The lens should be the same as the Cosina 19-35 or Vivitar Series 1 19-35 etc.

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[PaulfromTexas]

i see. im still fairly new to the dslr world. lots of lenses to learn, i think haha.

really other than brand specific lenses the only other name ive ever heard of is sigma

[Sagitta]

I've been prowling eBay for lenses, and picked up a Sears manual 80-200mm macro zoom for $8.50 with about $10 shipping and a Sigma 70-300mm DL Super Macro for $37 including shipping. I managed to break the Sigma already - I can't twist the lens to shorten the focal length any more (I now have to physically puss teh lens together). Other than that it still seem sto work fine otherwise.

[ultraviolet]

That's what you get when you grab a mint K1000 with a Pentax-F 50mm f1.7 for $50

[Kai]

I never thought I would post on this thread but the price hike forced me to look at every place. I got this A3000 body and A50mmF2 for $20. Anyone knows if anyone still wants this body?

[bobpur]

Hi

Had good luck at a Cam Show..
Digging in a Dollar box of mixed stuff.. a Tamron SP 35-80 01A, no mount but mint. It did not seem right so I asked the guy.. and he said yes 1 Dollar for the lens !
Still looking on the same table, a PK/A mount for $25.00 !
Paid and ran !

[paulh]

Picked up an old Sigma A28-84 MF zoom this summer for $10. Kind of big & clunky, decent IQ, but a bit lacking in contrast. Very prone to flare, so a hood is a must. Mine has a slight yellowish cast, maybe from age. Shot with a K100D, and these have been moderately pp'd.

[wolfiegirl]

i think i qualify for this club.

let's see...

Helios 44m-4 as part of a 3 job lot. So broken down by item (lens and camera as an item each), this lens cost me $3.50

With the aperture pin pressed down permanently with a bit of surgery, and a quick dab here and there with isopropyl alcohol to loosen up the focus ring to reach infinity, the lens gives me images like this:



Super creamy bokeh!



and crispy lifelike renditions, even on a k100d

$20 for a M 50 1.4 k mount gives me this:



$12.5 for a dusty Takumar 135 2/5 non SMC version k mount with filigree fungus on the front glass around the edges gives me shots like this:



And at the same sale as the Takumar 135 (it was really both lenses for $25) for an Adaptall 300mm 5.6 (early version) gives me images like this:



Oh, and I should include the Pentax M 35-70 which I got with a k1000 for $2 (so $1 for lens, and $1 for body). Lens has some fungus, the filter is permanently stuck on the front, with a lightened streak across the filter glass, but it still performs (i think) with images like this:

[bluestringer]

Kalimar 28-105 3.5-4.5 Macro, bought from KEH for 10.00 dollars.

[wolfiegirl]

$10.. I really need to go and check out KEH.com...

[wolfiegirl]

CZJ 50 2.8 - cost me a whopping $15. It's got a dodgy focus ring (gets stuck and if i twist too hard it starts to unscrew from the body) but it still produces nice images.

[kh1234567890]

£10 off eBay. Cleaned up nicely

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