FS: 180mm F4.5

[Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)]

ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN EXCELLENT CONDITION 180mm F4.5 Lens, with proper
case & original front cap. Make me an offer.
The shutter was CLA'd, all speeds accurate. This is a steal.

[Charles Hohenstein]

On 25 May 2006, at 7:14 PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter ((Peter)) wrote:

> ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN EXCELLENT CONDITION 180mm F4.5 Lens, with proper
> case & original front cap. Make me an offer.
> The shutter was CLA'd, all speeds accurate. This is a steal.
>

I see them on eBay all the time. No one wants them, since they won't  
focus closer than 12 feet. For my purposes, at least, it would be a  
totally useless lens, unless I had a spacer--and then I would have to  
focus on ground glass. Even a very nice 135 just went for only a  
little over $300--I expected the winning bid would be a lot higher  
than that.

[Barry F]

I love my RO, but I already have all four very nice lenses.  Took some bride and groom portraits last week - came out great.

I guess we'll have to admit, though, that this stuff will be given away before long.  Nikon and Canon have both announced they're going to stop film camera production, for the most part, and film will be increasingly hard to get, I suppose.  It'll probably be available as long as I want to shoot, though.

I also must admit that the 180 is the least-used lens, and the 135 the most used.  I have been dismayed to see 135 lenses going for so little on auctions, but that's the way it's going to be, I guess.  I'm probably not going to sell mine, anyway.  I'll just let my kids wonder what it is.

Best Regards,
Barry
---- Charles Hohenstein <chohenste@...> wrote:

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On 25 May 2006, at 7:14 PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter ((Peter)) wrote:

> ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN EXCELLENT CONDITION 180mm F4.5 Lens, with proper
> case & original front cap. Make me an offer.
> The shutter was CLA'd, all speeds accurate. This is a steal.
>

I see them on eBay all the time. No one wants them, since they won't  
focus closer than 12 feet. For my purposes, at least, it would be a  
totally useless lens, unless I had a spacer--and then I would have to  
focus on ground glass. Even a very nice 135 just went for only a  
little over $300--I expected the winning bid would be a lot higher  
than that.

[Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)]

Yes and no. Even though the 180mm is 12 feet, you have a longer focal
length so the area of coverage on the film is about the same.
And that very nice 135mm lens was mine. Sold it last week. :-(

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-koni-omega@...
[mailto:owner-koni-omega@...] On Behalf Of Barry F
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:09 AM
To: Koni-Omega Mailing List
Cc: Charles Hohenstein
Subject: Re: [KOML] FS: 180mm F4.5

I love my RO, but I already have all four very nice lenses.  Took some
bride and groom portraits last week - came out great.

I guess we'll have to admit, though, that this stuff will be given away
before long.  Nikon and Canon have both announced they're going to stop
film camera production, for the most part, and film will be increasingly
hard to get, I suppose.  It'll probably be available as long as I want
to shoot, though.

I also must admit that the 180 is the least-used lens, and the 135 the
most used.  I have been dismayed to see 135 lenses going for so little
on auctions, but that's the way it's going to be, I guess.  I'm probably
not going to sell mine, anyway.  I'll just let my kids wonder what it
is.

Best Regards,
Barry
---- Charles Hohenstein <chohenste@...> wrote:

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On 25 May 2006, at 7:14 PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter ((Peter)) wrote:

> ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN EXCELLENT CONDITION 180mm F4.5 Lens, with proper

> case & original front cap. Make me an offer.
> The shutter was CLA'd, all speeds accurate. This is a steal.
>

I see them on eBay all the time. No one wants them, since they won't
focus closer than 12 feet. For my purposes, at least, it would be a
totally useless lens, unless I had a spacer--and then I would have to
focus on ground glass. Even a very nice 135 just went for only a little
over $300--I expected the winning bid would be a lot higher than that.

[Charles Hohenstein]

On 26 May 2006, at 3:20 PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter ((Peter)) wrote:

> Yes and no. Even though the 180mm is 12 feet, you have a longer focal
> length so the area of coverage on the film is about the same.
> And that very nice 135mm lens was mine. Sold it last week. :-(

I'm sorry you didn't get more for it. It was worth much more. I wish  
I could have afforded it myself.

[Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)]

Thanks. I too wish I got more for it. I bought it as new old stock. So
it was new and I was the only user.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-koni-omega@...
[mailto:owner-koni-omega@...] On Behalf Of Charles
Hohenstein
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:33 PM
To: Koni-Omega Mailing List
Subject: Re: [KOML] FS: 180mm F4.5


On 26 May 2006, at 3:20 PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter ((Peter)) wrote:

> Yes and no. Even though the 180mm is 12 feet, you have a longer focal
> length so the area of coverage on the film is about the same.
> And that very nice 135mm lens was mine. Sold it last week. :-(

I'm sorry you didn't get more for it. It was worth much more. I wish I
could have afforded it myself.