WIDE ANGLE ORION-15 LENS FOR M39 FED ZORKI LEICA (LTM) RANGEFINDER CAMERAS

*********************** WIDE ANGLE ORION-15 LENS FOR LEICA THREAD MOUNT (LTM) RANGEFINDER CAMERAS *********************** ABOUT ITEM'S ORIGIN (You can SKIP it!) Orion-15 is rare wide angle coated LTM lens for Leica, FED, Zorki, Bessa-R and other rangefinder cameras with Leica Thread Mount (known as LTM). There is exists the opinion that Orion-15 was based at Carl Zeiss Topogon lens... A lot of Russian shooter who used Russian Leica RF copies, had the dream to buy Orion-15 lens, but it was produced in small amounts, even all Soviet universal viewfinders has 28mm choice... Orion-15 lenses initially produced at KMZ plant at Krasnogorsk town, later on at Zagorsk town. It can be mounted on any LTM RF camera, include modern Bessa cameras, and it can be used with a lot of digital Micro 4/3 cameras with the adapter. In the main, most all Soviet lenses are exceptionally good and this one is no exception! ITEM'S CONDITION: LIKE NEW The glass is in clear condition, with no any scratches, separations or fungus, but very minor cleaning marks can be found. Don't keep in mind that at full opened aperture You still see the iris of the aperture, there is normal feature for all Orion-15 lenses. Aperture blades open and close enough smoothly. Cosmetically the lens is in fine condition, looks like very accurately used before, examine item's photos, please. All functions are available. NOTE: Soviet lens manufacturers wrote even about NEW lenses: "The components of modern high quality lenses are produced from special grades of glass. The smelting process involved causes inevitable formation of gasses which get trapped in the glass to form bubbles. They are always noticed with complex photographic lenses. The bubbles do not affect the lens performance or the quality of the image. Soviet state standards also allows the presence of next minor defects: scratches with the width less than 0.02mm at each surface of each optical element with total length no more than double element's diameter; dots with diameter less than 0.3mm no more than 5 dots; several minor pieces of dust and no more 2 napkin fibers with the length no more 3mm. Therefore, the factory does not accept claims about bubbles and minor defects of clearance found in lenses or exchange such lenses." TECHNICAL FEATURES * Focus: 28 mm. * Angle of view: 75 degrees * Relative aperture: 1:6.0 (up to 22 without clicks). * Coated optics with Russian red symbol "П" (it sounds like P=prosvetlenije=coating, this symbol was removed since beginning of 1960s, when all Russian optics became coated). * Mounting: screw mount M39 LTM (Leica Thread Mount). The lens can be used with latest Leica M cameras with simple adapter. * The lens is well-applicable for digital cameras with micro 4/3 system and other with working distance 28.8mm and less, with the use of adapters: All Sony NEX, Olympus, Panasonic: Lumix DMC-G1, DMC-GH1, DMC-GF1, DMC-G2, DMC-G10, Epson, Samsung and other. * Resolution (in pairs of lines per 1 mm): not less than 45 lines in the center and 18 on the edge of frame. * Filter mount: M 40.5 x 0.75 mm. * Compact and light. * White body coating. * The lens was made in 1959 in the USSR at KMZ plant in the town of Krasnogork. SHIPPING TERMS We are more than happy to welcome any international bidders!!! We ship the item FREE WORLDWIDE! Item will be shipped via Russian Mail service immediately upon receipt of your payment. Shipping time is mostly about 2-3 weeks to receive the item as Registered Air Mail package with the tracking number (or by registered and insured Air Mail parcel for heavy items), but sometimes (but not very often) it can be up to two month. If you need really fast shipping, DHL and UPS are available here, but shipping a metal 35mm camera can cost over $100, thus this kind of shipping is rarely used. All items are packed in solid carton boxes with soft material inside to protect your item on its long way to your home. We mark all the packages and parcels as a "Gift", with low custom's value, thus You'll have the chance avoid extra taxes at Your country. However Custom's officers can have own opinion regarding it and can require taxes, it will not our problem, sorry please. Tracking numbers are available now, but mostly we can track our packages inside Russia only, then you can look for it at national postal service of your country... just ask me please if you need the tracking number. Sorry please, but this item is NOT eligible for combined shipping/handling cost.