VINTAGE 1960S SIGMA 500MM F:8 TELEPHOTO LENS MADE IN JAPAN WITH ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE

VINTAGE EARLY VERSION OF THE SIGMA 500MM F8 'MIRROR' LENS.
WITH A FITTED T-MOUNT. MY GRANDDAD USED A NIKON F CAMERA.

COMES WITH THE LEATHER CASE MARKED SIGMA.

DATE OF PRODUCTION:  THIS LENS WAS PRODUCED IN THE 1960S.
 
Sigma Corporation is a Japanese company manufacturing cameras, lenses and flashes and other photographic accessories. Although Sigma produces several camera models, the company is best known for producing high-quality lenses and other accessories that are compatible with the cameras produced by other companies.
The company was founded in 1961 by Michihiro Yamaki, who was Sigma's CEO until his death at age 78 in 2012.
Sigma products work with cameras from Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus and Panasonic  as well as their own cameras.
 
CONDITION: WAS MY GRANDFATHERS WHO WAS A JOURNALIST FOR THE TRANSVALER AND USED THIS LENS FOR WORK.
FEW DUST PARTICLES. IT HAS WHAT LOOKS TO BE MOULD ON THE LENS. CAN STILL SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE LENS THOUGH. NO LENS CAPS.
The aperture (light exposure) ring moves very tightly.
The focus ring also moves tightly.
The lettering painted on the focus and aperture rings is shiny and completely intact.
 
SIZE: 21,5CM LONG
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS ON AUCTION. I HAVE AN EARLY AN EARLY 1963 NIKON F (AN APEX BIG F) WITH CHROME BODY ALSO FOR SALE. ALSO A NIKKOR Q 135MM LENS, A KENDO TELEPLUS 2X CONVERTER, AN ELECTRONIC FLASH AND A WINDOW HANDLE ALL MADE TO FIT ON THE NIKON F SERIES CAMERAS.