Thank you both! I'm amazed at the quality I see from this lens. It's a Leica Hektor 135mm f/4.5 from about 1959-1960, bought for me as a gift about four years ago for $185. A very very old optical design … once upon a time I had one of these from my father, an uncoated, late 1940s example with Leica threaded mount.
This one is an M-bayonet, coated model in amazing shape, just needs a CLA to clean and lubricate the focusing mount as it is a bit gratchy. It is a beautiful thing … a bit long for an M lens, light weight and with its own tripod mount, in silver and black with a leather covering. It's not a telephoto: it's a symmetrical design, long-focus lens. The iris mechanism is either nine or eleven bladed so the opening is always nearly perfectly circular, one reason for its lovely bokeh. I think it's worth the money to have it cleaned, eh? :-) G > On Jul 15, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stunning detail and textures, Godfrey! > You justify the quality of your equipment. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Aguila" <[email protected]> > > Wonderfully, still and soulful, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine > > >> On Jul 15, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It was a tough week. Needed a walk and diversion. Grabbed a camera and went >> out the door... >> >> https://flic.kr/p/JZMSfJ >> https://flic.kr/p/JZMS2C >> https://flic.kr/p/K323ht >> https://flic.kr/p/K3239c >> https://flic.kr/p/JZMRj5 >> https://flic.kr/p/JZMR9q >> https://flic.kr/p/K3227T >> https://flic.kr/p/K321Ek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
