saph wrote:
Congrats on the 35 1.4K lens Mark! Do you still have the Df listed in your profile. No need for aperture ring change then.
Mark Price wrote:
I finally found a unicorn!
I've been looking for a 35mm 1.4 "K" lens for over 10 years, but have never seen one for sale. I really didn't know that they were particularly rare until I looked up the production numbers on Roland Vink's site. Apparently only 4488 were produced from 1975-77. When I first started picking up K lenses and conversion rings, I bought the Ai kit #30 in anticipation of finding the 35. It sat in a drawer, collecting dust, until I gave up on the search. Recently, my interest in manual glass has been renewed, and I decided to take a look on the auction site. I found the lens - although it did not mention "Ai" or non-Ai" anywhere in the title of the listing. The photos left something to be desired, but the serial number was clear. Unfortunately, I didn't have a lot of time to really investigate or ask questions, as the auction was ending. So I threw out a bid near the end of the auction...and now I have a mint condition 35 1.4. All I've got to do now is figure out how to dislodge the five stubborn 45-year-old screws in the mount to change out the aperture ring. My collection is almost complete...
Here's a quick shot of the lens (but not taken with a manual lens):
Thanks. Yes, I have the Df, but I've Ai'd all my K lenses so I can mount them on other cameras.
Jun 09, 2020 at 07:59 AM
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