What is the cheapest used Prinz Galaxy 135mm f/2.8 in the UK?

The cheapest used Prinz Galaxy 135mm f/2.8 currently listed is £13.93 at eBay, based on 7 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

How many used Prinz Galaxy 135mm f/2.8 are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 7 used Prinz Galaxy 135mm f/2.8 listings available across 1 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Used Prinz Galaxy 135mm f/2.8 for Sale — From £14

£13.93 Low price

£28.94 High price

7 Listings

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Great for: portrait travel general street

Prinz — faster preset portrait telephoto lens, Dixons own-brand, M42/T2/Pentax K fit

The Galaxy 135mm f/2.8 sat above the slower f/3.5 model in Dixons' Prinz-branded preset telephoto range, offering a faster maximum aperture at the same short-telephoto portrait focal length. Like other Galaxy lenses it was Japanese-made and sold through Dixons in the UK during the 1970s.

Most surviving copies are in M42 screw fit, with a T2 base variant and factory Pentax K bayonet examples also documented, the latter marked 'KE Japan' on the mount. The lens uses a preset aperture ring rather than an automatic diaphragm, stopping from f/2.8 to a small minimum, on an all-metal barrel.

As a faster short telephoto it suits portrait work, rendering soft, low-contrast images wide open that firm up by mid apertures. The preset control means setting the working aperture first, then closing the ring before shooting, slower than automatic-diaphragm portrait lenses of the period.

Copies sell cheaply on the UK used market, typically £10 to £25. Checks should include smooth, un-sticky preset ring action, glass free of the fungus these lenses can suffer after decades of storage, and a firm, non-wobbly fit between the barrel and whichever mount adapter is attached.