Luddite Frank
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I have been chasing a Zoomar 36-82mm lens for my Exakta cameras for a while now...
There seem to have been several versions: Exakta, Bessamatic, Ikoflex, M42, etc.
Are they all the same as far as the glass goes ?
I saw an Exakta version on ebay that looked affordable, but the front lens element seems to have serious coating issues...
Wondering about swapping parts between different mount-versions ?
There seem to have been several versions: Exakta, Bessamatic, Ikoflex, M42, etc.
Are they all the same as far as the glass goes ?
I saw an Exakta version on ebay that looked affordable, but the front lens element seems to have serious coating issues...
Wondering about swapping parts between different mount-versions ?
SFAIK all have same glass
Changing elements may introduce its own problems,
I would look for one that does not need work
Changing elements may introduce its own problems,
I would look for one that does not need work
Sumarongi
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Luddite Frank
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Sumarongi
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I've just found three with Bessamatic-Mount, EUR 199.00 each. What is the price of the one in Exakta-Mount that you have seen?
Luddite Frank
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It was listed at $199 USD, but the front element was almost completely clouded-over from fungus / coating loss ?
Darned shame; it had the case & cable release...
I see more Bessa-mount Zoomars than I do Exakta mount...
Darned shame; it had the case & cable release...
I see more Bessa-mount Zoomars than I do Exakta mount...
A Bessa mount Zoomar 36–82 f/2.8 would perhaps be even rarer than an Ikoflex one.
Sumarongi
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Bessa L could work, after a fashion, let's include a Visoflex and we get a Macro-(only)-Zoomar?
Luddite Frank
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Maybe it's the same Zoomar that keeps popping-up, but I see auction listings for Voigtlander mount more frequently than Exakta mount.