[Leica] FS Yashica 21/3.3, 35 Summicron

["Simon Pulman-Jones" <spulmanjones@lbs.ac.uk>]

For sale:

YASHICA 21mm f3.3 lens in M42 mount, with M42 to Leica Screw adapter, both
caps, finder, special case, box and instructions. I was thrilled to find
this lens in a shop in Berlin, but am not using it now because it's not
really usable on my M5. It is very much a non-retrofocus design, with the
rear element being close to the shutter, like the Leica 21 SA - so it will
mount but not meter on the M6. It is in superb, virtually as new, condition,
and makes a very nice package with the special case which holds both lens
and finder. The finder is a beauty, which easily puts the build quality of
the current Leica finders to shame. The plastic used on the lens barrel and
the finder is of a very high quality which seems not to show marks or to
scratch, and remains very shiny. The M42 to Leica screw adapter has been
painted in gloss black enamel by the previous owner, and is rather messy on
close inspection, though being black like the lens it is not too noticeable.

400 UK pounds (about 630 US dollars)

You can see a full description and pictures of this lens at Stephen Gandy's
Cameraquest site at:

http://www.cameraquest.com/yas2133.htm


35 SUMMICRON (for M) 6 element version (Wetzlar) 2394XXX in Exc+ condition,
without hood or caps. The barrel is very clean, with just a little fading on
some of the lettering, and the glass has just a little dust. Not a new
looking lens, but far from a 'user'.

350 UK pounds (about 550 US dollars)

Simon, London.
spulmanjones@lbs.ac.uk