Why Fujinon lenses are cheap compared to others?

[tenderobject]

guys! i had 1 of my fuji 90 sw shutter screw gone. anyone know where to get one? right now i put a black tape on it lol

i love fujinon! my next lens would be a fujinon again!

[Lachlan 717]

See this link for Fujinon Lens info. This appears to be the "Original" single-coated 250/6.7 W with the 398mm IC. I think these are all "WS" lenses, but the "S" was usually omitted from the filter ring engraving for some reason. Maybe this link will shed some light. I'd bet the lens you pictured is a tad rare. I have the similar 250/6.7 (which I LOVE), but doesn't have the S in the name.

Is it in a Seiko shutter? I seem to remember that the S was a reference to the shutter.

[Paul Ewins]

My 250/6.7 (around 120 units earlier than the one shown) has a more restrained version of the paint loss on the cell - a lot of small dots. It too has FUJINON.W S engraved on it and is in a Seiko shutter. Unfortunately it didn't come with a retaining ring and the Seiko shutter is an odd-ball size so it hasn't made its way onto any of my cameras yet.

[tenderobject]

would this affects the images taken with this lens?

[Drew Wiley]

It's unlikely to affect image quality. I've developed a very tiny amt of Schneideritis on a Fuji 125W, but never on any of my other Fuji lenses, which get far more use. I've got a bad case of it on a G-Claron I've owned for a long time and it doesn't seem to have any effect. It's basically just a failure of the edge blackening paint due to expansion/contraction stresses over time. Sometimes in the mtns or desert canyons there can be severe day/nite temp swings. This caused the Schneideritis on
my ole Symmar S. The 250/6.7 Fuji I used never developed this problem, but it was more recent, in Copal rather than Seiko.
It will obviously affect resale value, but I wouldn't worry too much about using such a lens if everything else is fine.

[Lachlan 717]

would this affects the images taken with this lens?

Not at all.

The image you linked is about as bad as I've seen with a Fujinon. More common is the small dots, rather than crazing.

[tenderobject]

thanks guys. i'm looking for a good 8x10 lens right now. hopefully i could snatch a good one from japan.

[Alan Gales]

I'd be curious to read if anyone else has seen this. I haven't.

Contrast aside, you might find this comparison I'm not saying that there are no differences, only that they are not always as blatant as some people suggest, or even discernible for that matter.

I agree.

When I was young I was a member of St. Louis Camera Club which was a very large club and had a lot of members. Most everyone shot 35mm slides which were projected for critique. There were members who owned Contax RTS ll's, Nikon F3's and Leica M series cameras. There were also plenty of people who shot Canon AE1's, Minolta X700's and Pentax K1000's. Looking up at that screen I couldn't begin to tell you what was shot with which camera or lens.

[Alan Gales]

That said, I still love my 14" Commercial Ektar!

[Simon Benton]

<Quote> e: Why Fujinon lenses are cheap compare to others?

Originally Posted by John NYC

Fujinons can get little white dots around where the lenses elements meet the housing.

Ken Lee I'd be curious to read if anyone else has seen this. I haven't. <quote>

I have a 250mm f6.7 Fujinon with white dots just like the Schneideritis on some Schneider lenses. Got it for $144 from KEH because of this and makes no difference at all on results. I also had a 300mm Fujinon with the same white dots.