RE: 500/5.6

2001-12-31 Thread Kent Gittings
6:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 500/5.6 On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:11:44 -0500, you wrote: >Turns out to be an American made Century Tele-Athenar II 500/5.6. Wow! Congratulations on an unusual find. The Century optics, from all I've read, are second to none. I hope it shoots as good

Re: 500/5.6

2001-12-28 Thread Anthony Farr
Good catch! Sounds like a keeper. Regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: "Kent Gittings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Well as luck would have it that "no-name" 500/5.6 lens in K-mount I got on > eBay for $80 arrived at my office a few minutes ago. Although I know just > about all t

Re: 500/5.6

2001-12-28 Thread John Mustarde
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:11:44 -0500, you wrote: >Turns out to be an American made Century Tele-Athenar II 500/5.6. Wow! Congratulations on an unusual find. The Century optics, from all I've read, are second to none. I hope it shoots as good as I think it will. What's the minimum focus distance?