[Leica] Kilfitt Kilar 3.5/90

["Peter Volle" <vidom@hotmail.com>]

A few days ago I eBayed a Kilfitt reflex housing for LTM; with it came a 
Kilar 3.5/90. I didn't pay much and it certainly is a nice toy, but I'd 
really like to know more about what I got there. Marc J. Small has always 
written enthusiastically about Kilfitt lenses, but as far as I know he does 
not mention this lens, at least not in his book on non-Leitz-LTM-lenses. 
However, the combination I bought is described as some kind of "junior 
model" in an old ad that is shown in Marc's book, so I just wonder if it is 
of the same high quality as the lenses Marc has praised. As my lens is a 
little foggy inside, I also have to consider if it is worth spending money 
on having it professionally cleaned.

It seems kind of strange to combine a (non-macro-)lens like this with a 
reflex housing - does anybody know why they did that?

Does anyone of you actually have this lens? Any comments on it's 
construction or performance? Is it rare?

Peter Volle
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