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[Ismaelg]

Hello,
 
  I recently acquired a Rexatar 200mm f3.3 lens in m42 screwmount basically for free.  The lens was dusty inside and the blades were oily and sticky. The auto diaphragm pin is bent and broken.
 
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[Tom_cheshire]

I have a Rexatar 35mm wide angle for Minolta that came in a bag with an XE-7 and 200mm (or was it 135mm?) Rexatar.  Well, the 200mm was hopeless just like yours but the 35mm I cleaned and realigned the focusing scale since it wasn't accurate and it wa

[Finnegan]

Is that the Cabo Rojo lighthouse or the one down in Rincon?  
 
How many M42 lenses do you have for your Pentaxes? What focal lengths?

[Ismaelg]

Hello Finn,
 
 That is the Arecibo lighthouse.  
 
This is the Rincon lighthouse:
http://images39.fotki.com/v1349/photos/4/1233394/7438541/IMGP3315

[Finnegan]

The Takumar is supposed to be pretty good. A lot of people say they are better than the later K mount lenses. The Helios should be very good also but most Soviet stuff faces some prejudice since they never had an advertising dept. to make them as respecta

[Finnegan]

Ismael, what is your latest project?

[Ismaelg]

Hi Finn,
 
  I've been very busy at work lately but I'll try to post something tonight. A simple resto just to keep in shape

 
 
Thanks,
Ismael

[Newskycars]

I got this lens in need pretty much for free. If you have never heard of this brand before, Rexatar, it seems it was some sort of generic brand name japanese lens manufacturer in the 60's. I'd be interested in getting any additional information on

[Phantoo]

Hey everybody. I'm new to this group so I thought I would introduce myself.
 
My current M42 lenses are:
 
Super Takumar 35/2
SMC Takumar 50/1.4
Fujinon 55/1.8
 
And I have an S-M-C Takumar 85/1.8 coming in the mail any day now.

[Anabolic]

I had a couple of M 28mm lenses with slow blades that were really problems with the other parts of the mechanism. On one, I cleaned the blades in place several times before realizing there were other issues. Finally when I decided to take everything apa

[Chiccolini]

I found one of these marked Alpex in brushed chrome finish. Looks like a nice lens but the iris is slow closing so have to fix that. It is in Minolta MC mount. More later.