Hernán's lens comes from a batch of lenses bought by a pharmaceutical company for a particular research project. They wanted a setup where the distance from subject to front of lens was constant, and solved it by fastening the lenses to a ring by three tightening screws. When the project was over, all the lenses were sold on the second hand market.
I think one of the major reatailers in NYC (B&H, KEH or Adorama) bought most of them. My lens is from the same batch. I bought it through eBay from a seller in Texas, who had bought it from NYC. The marks on the lens are round, roughly 2mm across, and on the outside of the filter ring. They are purely cosmetic, and can easily be covered up with some black paint if desired. I have left mine as is, because I think the history of the lens adds some curious interest. Cheers, Jostein Quoting Hernán Mouro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have a 100mm SMC F 1:2.8 Macro for sale. I bought it from a member of the > list in 2001. In fact, I found the original message from Stan Halpin > offering it: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg20022.html > > The lens is still in very good condition, it is the best lens I ever had by > far (I haven't had many lenses, though!). In the message by Stan you can see > it came from a lab and that "there are three visible indentations in the > outside of the filter ring. Does NOT hurt the ability to screw on a hood or > filter". I have no experience as to be able to judge its condition, but Stan > said "aperture, lens surfaces, external cosmetics all in EXC or EXC+" and it > keeps working great. > > I'm selling it to rise the money for a DSLR, I've already sold my 35mm, and > . I'm asking the same I payed for it: $300 (+ shipping). > > I hope someone will enjoy this lens as much as I did. Best wishes, > > Hernan Mouro > Davis, CA. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
