Pretty common to see old ones with broken glass; can be a good way to get one for cheap. Just be sure it's not totally worn out.
Replacing the glass...
If you can find one, metal contact frames are preferable to wood, in my experience. If you do use wood, be sure it is the kind where the springs are...
To further confuse matters - there's a few different versions of this lens. One version is an f/2.7 variant, which I had for a few years and was in a...
Huh? That kind of logic is like stating that if you never drive your car out of its garage, you're less likely to get in an accident. True; but then...
This spring I will be traveling with my cameras down the Natchez Trace Parkway from near Nashville to Natchez, and then along the Gulf Coast over to...
Yes, I too was in the heavens for the cliff scene (above) where the blue light baffled my Pentax digital and me. This blue light surprise might have...
Ok first, your day job sounds really cool!! Second, that's one thing I kept meaning to ask in our Etsy convo (I'm BitByBit Photo over there) - there...