Hi all! I am clearing some not much used lenses to make "room" for a lens I wish for - the 2/24 FA*. And possibly something more too :) This time it's a mirror telephoto from Russia (or Ukraine, I am not sure where the factory is located). "MC RUBINAR 5.6/500 MACRO" is it called. It's built like a tank, all-metal construction, very durable (but of course it reflects in its weight). Originally in M42 mount, it was refurbished with K mount, and shifted 1 cm to allow mounting even on newer bodies which have protruding grips and pentaprism beyond the plane of bayonet (before, the lens would mount on K2 but not on SFXn, now it mounts on SFXn and still there is more space). It has a rotating tripod collar, big metal lens hood (reversable) and 2 neutral density filters (1.4x and 4x), plus all caps of course and "leather" case. It focuses down to very respectable 2.2m (7.2'), which gives it 1:4 macro ration! //The T/stop is in fact f/8 (see my explanation in archievs, "real mirror speed" or such. I can resend if you like. Lots of cheap 8/500 mirrors are in fact just 11/500. Watch the front element size - if it's much bellow 100 it can't be f/8. E.g. the Exakta 8/500 has ~76mm thread, so it certainly can't be 8/500 but 11/500 or less.// I was selling this lens some time back on this list, but then cancelled it as it went to the machinist to redo the mount to make it possible to mount on newer pentaxes and also a regrease of the helicoid, which is now smoother. The lens is very sharp for such a long telephoto, I can supply scans of parts of 26x39cm prints shot with this lens. It is in used condition, I can mail you pictures of it if you like. Glass is good to very good. NO FUNGUS anywhere! The black finish shows some scratches, but no dents. Enough laudatum on this lens. I am asking 125 USD for it, plus shipping (worldwide, choice of EMS - 3 days maximu / priority airmail - 1-2 weeks / UPS or similar). Other currencies (EMU - euros) accepted too. If you want escrow and it works in my country too, well, why not? Frantisek Vlcek, Prague, Czech republic. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
