The Mamiya M645 A 300/2.8 APO is a truly fantastic lens. Mine was damaged by a repair shop last year during a CLA (major chip on first internal element). We settled by having the repair shop buy it from me for $1824, which is/was the current average selling price on eBay, for one in Excellent or so condition. The last one that sold in Mint condition was way back in July 2009, for $3300. In the early 2000's, a new one retailed at B&H for about $12,000.
My damaged lens was posted for auction early this year, but did not sell. Let me know if you have any suspicions, and I'll PM you the serial number. Otherwise, it's an excellent lens.
P.S. make sure it includes the drop-in filter set. The lens will not achieve infinity focus without it. It will only get focus to about three or four km without the filter.
campy wrote:
How's $1500 with a Mamiya 645 pro? Is that something I could turnaround for a profit to put towards something I could use on my Canon 5D mk ii?
That's a very good price, if it's in E or better condition. By this I mean, all glass is clean and clear, with no haze, 'rubs', 'marks', spots or signs of fungus, light internal dust is completely OK, all parts are incl. (filters, extended metal hood, leather front cap/hood, and hard case), with "up to" light cosmetic marking (rubs, paint loss, brassing) on the exterior, no dents or 'real' scratches on the exterior. Mine had a few medium-sized areas of paint loss (1/2" x 1/4"), probably from dragging it over a sharp edge. Its external hood was totally scratched up and slightly bent (I used gaffers tape and a file to fix it). It's by far one of the best lenses I've ever used. Sharp, no CA, sharp, easy to focus, sharp...
If you want a manual focus 300/2.8 lens for use on a DSLR, this is probably the best ever made, period. OTOH, if you're looking to flip something, stick with pancakes. You'll get a lot more bang for your buck if you spend $1500 straight-up on glass for your 5DII, than if you try to flog this lens.
Please, let us know how this turns out.
P.S. you could keep the 645 Pro as a rear cap for the lens...
P.P.S. most of the potential buyers for this lens are probably reading this...
