Re: Help identify found lens

[Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>]

Charles E. Dunlap wrote:
> 
> I'm cross posting this from rec.photo in the hope that folks can overcome
> their jealousy and help him out. It will be helpful to him if you also
> reply to him via e-mail: grant.cummings@wcnet.org
> 
> >I'm a novice photographer.  My camera is a Minolta srT201 that was
> >given to me about two years ago.
> >
> >Yesterday I found a Leitz Wetzlar lens in the basement where I work!
> >I was told I could have it if I wanted it!  I believe it is a 400mm
> >lens.  The numbers on the front say:
> >
> >1:5/400
> >
> >My big problem I guess is that it doesnt fit my Minolta!  Are there
> >adapters that will allow it to fit?  It looks like there may be one 

That's a very old (late 60s <g>) lens that's the predecessor to the 400 
6.8 telyt. It's very rare. You need to sell it to a collector and get a 
lens for your Minolta. Of course, you could probably pay someone 
hundreds of dollars to put a Minolta mount on it, the later lens was 
very easy to adapt to Nikon. But don't ruin a collectible lens. Get 
yourself a newer one for the camera you use.

-- 
Eric Welch
Grants Pass, OR