Up for sale is a awesome set of OCT-19 mount Lomo lenses.

I’ve tried to hold onto these lenses for as long as I could, but unfortunately financial circumstances mean that I must let them go. These lenses are becoming harder and harder to find!

My loss—and labor in collecting this set—is your gain. The set is color matched (with a caveat I explain below).

I’m originally asked $3,300 for the whole set, but now I'm dropping it down to $2,800 for the full 7 LENS SET. This price includes the nearly new pelican case. Shipping will be adjusted accordingly.

I am also open to selling these lenses individually, and have listed prices for them below.

Below is a breakdown of the 7 lenses, following which are details and pictures of the lenses (the next post will include test pics taken with the lenses):

18mm OKC1-18-1 (#780067) t3.4 -- $390

18mm OKC1-18-1 (#780199) t3.4 -- $275 (a little softer than the other)

22mm OKC3-22-1 (no serial listed but probably 90s optical block) t2.3 -- $490 (outperformed a 90s version I tested against)

28mm OKC4-28-1 (#760372) t2.4 -- $440

35mm OKC11-35-1 (#820459) t2.2 -- $390 outperformed a 90s version I tested against

50mm OKC (#800338) t2.3 -- $390 outperformed a 90s version I tested against

75mm (#850636) t2.2 -- $625

Please note I also have an Oct-19 to Micro 4/3rds adapter for $260 sale here: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/9426/for-sale-lomo-oct-19-to-micro-43-adapter#Item_4

Here’s a picture of the set in the Pelican case:

None of these have any fungus or haze on them, and if there is any race of dust in them, it’s very very minor. Onto the specifics.

18mm #780067 Smooth focus, iris is smooth but a just little stiff. This lens is significantly lighter in weight than the #780199. This is the only lens in the set that seems to render color just slightly different from the others. There’s a little yellow bias I found.

18mm #780199 Focus is smooth but a bit hard. Iris is smooth (almost too smooth). This lens is heavier than the other 18mm, and has a brass focus ring. It’s color matched to the rest of the lenses. There’s a slight smudge on the back rear optical element that I think is perhaps oil, but I’m unsure. I tried to indicate this on the picture. In any case, it’s optical performance is the same as the other 18mm.

22mm Focus and iris are smooth. It has a 32 pitch gear installed on it.

This lens doesn’t have a serial number listed. But I’ve tested this lens against a 22mm from 1992 (that I sold here), and the 22mm I’m now selling was a sharper, better performer throughout its range.

28mm Focus smooth; there’s some discoloration on some of the iris blades (which can be hard to see at some angles) but it turns like butter.

Note that this is not the OKC7-28-1. And the reason I didn’t go for that lens and went for this model instead was based on an email exchange I had with Olex Kalynychenko. He informed me that the later model tends to be more prone to problems because of the design of its optical block (something about the third element being glued in a particular way). The OKC4-28-1 doesn’t have this design feature. Plus this particular OKC4-28-1 I found was in great condition.

35mm Focus and iris smooth. Sharp, great lens. Like the 50mm, I test this 35mm against a 90s counterpart which I sold here. I kept this one because it was sharper performer.

50mm Great lens! Focus is smooth. The iris ring on this lens is smooth, but gives a bit more resistance between t4 and infinity than from wide open to t4.

Like the 35mm, I test this against its 90s counterpart. And I kept this one because it’s sharper.

75mm Focus is smooth and great. The iris is smooth but a bit stiff (works properly of course!). Otherwise, the lens is in an excellent condition, and is just beautiful throughout its range.