It's not rare, but this lens is also not common. It's an M-mount 50mm Elmar collapsible f/3.5. Based on my research, these lenses are coated, unlike the screwmount version that preceded it.
Glass seems to be in good shape for a lens of this age. There is some internal dust, but nothing that'll really affect image quality. No scratches on the outer elements that I can see. The barrel is in great shape and there is hardly any paint loss. The most I can detect is in the word "Germany."
Lens comes with what appears to be the original front cap. I can throw in a generic rear cap, if you'd like.
Focusing and aperture rings are smooth. I should note that the clicks on the aperture ring leave the dot marker just slightly to the left of the marker on the ring. Not a big deal, but something that I wanted to note.
Asking $440 via PayPal, shipped and insured within the United States. Or I can do a local sale in San Francisco.
PM me if you're interested. Thanks for looking!
Rick
Glass seems to be in good shape for a lens of this age. There is some internal dust, but nothing that'll really affect image quality. No scratches on the outer elements that I can see. The barrel is in great shape and there is hardly any paint loss. The most I can detect is in the word "Germany."
Lens comes with what appears to be the original front cap. I can throw in a generic rear cap, if you'd like.
Focusing and aperture rings are smooth. I should note that the clicks on the aperture ring leave the dot marker just slightly to the left of the marker on the ring. Not a big deal, but something that I wanted to note.
Asking $440 via PayPal, shipped and insured within the United States. Or I can do a local sale in San Francisco.
PM me if you're interested. Thanks for looking!
Rick