eBay, you do amuse me (ugly 35mm f/2.8 lens)
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:43 pm
Apropos of nothing, I was struck by this auction, for an old 35mm f/2.8 (described as an f/2.5 in the title):
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2db4cpw
"Good condition - Working Order - mechnically and optically sound. There are some light surface / cosmectic marks on the outer lens body / black coating illustrated in the actual photos on this page."
You have to see the pictures, really. It's not totally trashed, but it's rough; scratches on the front and rear elements, a bent filter ring, twisted rabbit ears, twisted "whatever it is that goes around the base of the lens" - I'm not a Nikon man, I don't know their terminology, their ways - rust and brassing and dirt. It looks as if it has led a life and has tales to tell. I'm sure you've seen worse. Someone was selling a used DCS 520 a while back that appeared to have been crushed by a truck.
The frustrating thing is that on an optical level I expect it's pretty good (the scratches are very light) but it's not even at a particularly bargain price.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2db4cpw
"Good condition - Working Order - mechnically and optically sound. There are some light surface / cosmectic marks on the outer lens body / black coating illustrated in the actual photos on this page."
You have to see the pictures, really. It's not totally trashed, but it's rough; scratches on the front and rear elements, a bent filter ring, twisted rabbit ears, twisted "whatever it is that goes around the base of the lens" - I'm not a Nikon man, I don't know their terminology, their ways - rust and brassing and dirt. It looks as if it has led a life and has tales to tell. I'm sure you've seen worse. Someone was selling a used DCS 520 a while back that appeared to have been crushed by a truck.
The frustrating thing is that on an optical level I expect it's pretty good (the scratches are very light) but it's not even at a particularly bargain price.