I count 15 aperture blades. My mirror needs to be re-silvered and my eyes are old, so focusing my 3F Rd is a challenge. But I think I'll have a go at it. The limited DOF of the 135 will make it difficult.
Paul via phone > On Jul 15, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, they're pretty darn long for a rangefinder camera … not the most > commonly used lens. > They also tend to flare a bit, so use the lens hood (or shade it with your > hand if you don't have one) and avoid having the sun in the frame. > > Nice old stuff. Leica has always made good equipment, always pricey but worth > it if you could afford it. I've been fortunate to be able to in these past > few years. > > G > >> On Jul 15, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have the screw mount version in like new condition, complete with the >> leather case. I think most people who bought them never used them. I don't >> know if I ever used it. I'll have to give it a try. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Jul 15, 2016, at 7:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> 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? :-) > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
