Just bought 6 lenses for under $45

[Zach933]

I recently decided to start buying older SLR lenses and using adapters to mount them to my E-410. I went on KEH planning to buy some Olympus OM lenses, but I ended up buying 6 manual focus Minolta lenses. I got a 50mm f1.7 Rokkor, a 28-85mm f3.5-4.5 Vivitar Macro, a 70-210mm Vivitar Macro, a 100-300mm Vivitar f5.6-6.7 Macro, a 90-210mm f4 zoom, a 80-200mm f4 Tokina RMC zoom, and a polarizer filter for $40. With shipping it was $51, and the adapter was $16. The last two lenses are "Ugly" quality but they were each under a dollar, so I don't care. Can't wait to get them so I can put some pictures up.
Zach

[inkista]

One word of caution, when KEH rates something as "UG", there is a possibility that the lens has fungus. From their website:

"Ugly" Very rough looking. Multiple impressions in metal, excessive finish loss and brassing are likely. Glass will have marks, fungus or haze that will probably affect picture quality."

I'd check for fungus first before slapping one onto the camera---you wouldn't want to spread coating-eating crud to your other lenses. And KEH has no problems with returns. Most of the time they grade conservatively, and their idea of UG or BGN is anybody else's EX, so it is a good way to get a bargain, but fungus is something most folks don't want to deal with.

The Rokkors sound cool.

[Zach933]

Originally Posted by inkista

One word of caution, when KEH rates something as "UG", there is a possibility that the lens has fungus. From their website:



I'd check for fungus first before slapping one onto the camera---you wouldn't want to spread coating-eating crud to your other lenses. And KEH has no problems with returns. Most of the time they grade conservatively, and their idea of UG or BGN is anybody else's EX, so it is a good way to get a bargain, but fungus is something most folks don't want to deal with.

The Rokkors sound cool.

Yeah, I read that. I just figured I might get a usable lens if there is nothing completely wrong with them. Even if there is, I only spent $0.59 on one and $0.76 on the other. The 50mm Rokkor was the actual reason I got on the website in the first place. I can't wait to get it.
Zach

[BCampbell]

Have fun with it... I have some k-mount lenses and will be getting an adapter for my Rebel, it's hard to beat the return for cost as you say.

The last two lenses, even at under a dollar each, both seem to be pretty well covered by the 70-210mm macro. Probably unecessary. I can see why you'd want to grab them for so cheap, there's a point where you don't want extra stuff lying around, and those are probably going to be fairly bulky.

Enjoy!

[inkista]

Originally Posted by Zach933

Yeah, I read that. I just figured I might get a usable lens if there is nothing completely wrong with them. Even if there is, I only spent $0.59 on one and $0.76 on the other. The 50mm Rokkor was the actual reason I got on the website in the first place. I can't wait to get it.

Yup. Sounds like hecka deal, especially since Canon (and now Nikon) users are loving the Oly OM glass and pushing up the prices. OM lenses used to be cheap. Minolta MD is one mount where Canon adapters can't go, so that's a great place to find bargains on glass for a four-thirds body.