Contax 645 MC Arsat (Zodiak) 3.5/30 mm?

[tom in mpls]

Has anyone heard or used this lens? It appears to be autoaperture, but I'm assuming it's not autofocus. Made in Ukraine!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Contax-645-Camera-MC-Arsat-Zodiak-3-5-30-mm-Lens_W0QQitemZ170193666392QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3353QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[workingcamera]

Would you actually need to focus it? :ROTFL:

AF would be a waste of time on this lens I recon.

You got me interested (what a beast) and I did a quick google search

Definitely Auto Ap and looks like manual focus... you can also get it Nikon Ai and Canon FD mount

 

[David K]

Chuck Jones has (or had) this lens if I recall correctly. I'm sure he'd be willing to share his impressions with you.

 

[gogopix]

michael Rechman tested this vs the 30mm hassey
came out pretty well
see Luminous Landscape site and search ARSAT

 

[gleno]

The Luminous Landscape has a review of this lens.http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/arstat-30mm.shtml

Glen