At 11:23 AM 5/28/01 +0200, Rainer Wagner wrote:
>Hi Rich,
>
>I have one of this type lenses. It looks very much alike, but its a Beroflex
>brand. You can get those lenses here in Germany as "Danubia" brandnew for
>about 120$.Quite good test results in the german Fotomagazin (I think
>january 01). A lens of this type with a modified rear tube is even useable
>as a medium format (6x6 cm) lens! On ebay, I saw many used ones in good
>shape go for 20 -50 $. I paid 70 $ at a local shop. My lens is a decent
>performer, I shot the 1999 solar eclipse with it on a OM1. You could even
>see sunspots. I use it quite often as a small telescope, it shows very good
>performance with close to diffraction limited star spots.
>Nevertheless, 167$ seems a bit on the expensive side.
>
>So , good lens, not so good priced.
>
>Rainer
I think most of them are made by Samyang. They are available in the US under
a variety of names, like Cambron, the Porter "Space Lens", etc. Most run about
$110-130 counting the T-mount. US magazines concur that they are reasonably
good, especially considering the price.
Paul Farrar
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