Sun Optical 9cm f/4

[David Murphy]

Yes it is.

Just across the street from the Fort Worth Convention center.

I was there just recently. I lived there from about 1958 to 1964 when people went downtown to shop for supplies at Leonards on Saturday and real cowboys came to town for supplies. I still have relatives in the area. It is of course quite different now, but I still like it. I was amazed to see a sort of upscale trend there recently - maybe that gas money is kicking in.

 

[David Murphy]

I picked up this lens today at the camera show for $5. It's marked Sun Optical Co. Sola 9cm f/4 and is rf coupled 39mm LTM.

Anybody have any experience with this lens? Is it any good??

The glass is scratch, haze, fungus free and it came with its front and rear metal caps..

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Colyn, you got a good deal too. These often get more than $50 on eBay. I think I paid about $70 for mine, but it's in very good shape.

 

[David Murphy]

Just for reference on Sun Sola lenses, the following are listed at http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/39mm_screw_lenses

* Sun Xebec 5cm f/2, all chrome collapsible, successor of the K.O.L. Xebec 5cm f/2
* Sun Sophia 5cm f/2, all chrome
* Sun Xebec Telephoto 9cm f/4, black and chrome
* Sun Sola 7.5cm f/3.5, black and chrome or all chrome
* Sun Sola 9cm f/4, all chrome
* Sun Telephoto 13.5cm f/3.8, all chrome, direct mount
* Sun Telephoto 13.5cm f/3.8, all chrome, for a reflex housing
* Sun Telephoto 13.5cm f/3.5, direct mount (reported only)

A couple of years ago I saw a Sun lens on eBay that was *not* on the above list. It was a 5cm F3.5 Elmar-like collapsible being sold by a Greek camera dealer (I think he's still active there). It finished well over $300. Obviously a real collectible by those into these sort of rarities (I'm one of them!).

 

[colyn]

I lived there from about 1958 to 1964 when people went downtown to shop for supplies at Leonards on Saturday and real cowboys came to town for supplies.

Back then most of today's suburbs were farm and ranch land and Stripling and Cox were to different dept stores. Now they no longer exist..

Those were the days......