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Leica Summicron R 90mm f/2 adapted to Pentax K-mount!
Asking Price
$550 USD + shipping
Item Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Item Description
Here's a lens that I wanted for a long time, but it doesn't get much use, especially since I axed my plan to get a FF body to use it on.... This well-regarded Leica Summicron R has been adapted to PK mount using a third party mount replacement, following the instructions found at leitax.com.
Beautifully built, very smooth focus and aperture. Comes with the original mount to turn it back into a Leica R mount (which I'll probably do if nobody wants it here). Has a cool integrated slide-out hood. Body has a little wear, but the glass is clear. Very sharp by f/2.8, and the 8 aperture blades make for nice bokeh.
I tracked down the original front push-on cap, and it comes with the rear cap along with the original mount.
The Pentax mount has an aftermarket cap.
A couple of things to note. You have to manually set the aperture, so it works fine in AV mode. The aperture clicks at half stops, but is allowed to go a little past f/2. It doesn't affect the aperture though.
-One of the screw holes for the mount is right where the locking pin is when you put in on, so you have to push the button in when mounting it.
-it shows up on exif as an A-series f/2.4 lens--no idea if that's the camera talking or Lightroom though, but a lot of adapted lenses seem to do that.
Are you the original owner of the item being sold?
No
Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling or Trading
Item Condition (Key)
Used
Excellent
Shipping Destinations
Worldwide
Shipping Charge
$15 within Canada, $20 to US, express, insured
Shipping Services
Canada Post ExpressPost insured
Accepted Payment Types
PayPal
Return Policy & Additional Details
Shipping to North America will be $15-20; I will ship worldwide to known forum members, but PM me for a shipping quote--it gets expensive, especially for services that have insurance!
Please send me a
private message if interested in the item!