canon 85/2

[back alley]

i posted this info on another thread but wanted more exposure so am re-posting it here in a new thread...joe

ok, first the 135 showed up on friday and today the 85 showed up.
cosmetics are pretty good and it's downright petite compared to the 135.
the glass is crystal clear but the inside of the barrel (just behind the front element) is kinda wierd. at first i thought it was some kind of black goo on it. but it's not gooey. the more i looked at it the more it seemed different than my other lenses and then it hit me. the other lenses are all black just behind the first element. this one is shiny and black. i'm wondering if the matt black flocking (?) has peeled away. but then where did it go? maybe someone took it apart and cleaned it out but did not reapply any black material.
does this sound feasable?
one more surprise, well two actually. the f stops are not clickable. they are smooth and i do not like that. and very strange, the f stops are in the opposite direction of the other 2 lenses.
how can that be?

 

[Sonnar Brian]

The F-Stops go in the same direction as the Nikkor lens; like the famous Sonnar F2, Mommy of all 85's. Most older lenses do not have clicks at the F-stops. jupiter-9's still do not. If you open up the 135 you will see a ball bearing held down by a metal bar to "click" on the appropriate grooves. I debated before putting it back in.

It does sound like someone cleaned the flaked paint out of it; I would not worry about it.

 

[back alley]

thanks brian.
always nice to have a reassuring word.

joe

 

[back alley]

here's a pic of the 85/2.

notice the black in the barrel.
the local equipment pro thinks it's the black paint from around the lens elements.
he said that with thick elements they used to paint the edges to help guard against flare.
doesn't seem to affect any images so far.

joe