Re: Help identify found lens

[Bill Christensen <kangwei@interaccess.com>]

Eric Welch wrote:
> 
> 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

Here in Chicago, a local camera store has the same lens, I believe.  
It is the predecessor of the 400 f6.8 which I own.  The cost for the 
lens (mint) including boxes is $3000.  Congrats.  Everyone should search 
the basements where we work and be so lucky!!

Bill Christensen
Chicago, IL