It's a 3rd party lens made for Canon EF cameras.

52mm is the filter thread size.

MC-1A means it's a multi-coated lens. Lens coatings are designed to correct for certain color aberrations inherent to glass.

3.5-4.5 is the maximum aperture with 3.5 at the 35mm end and 4.5 at the 70mm end.

camera equipment a few years ago, along with a couple of cameras. There were 2 nice Canon digital cameras, along with some big telescopic lenses, but this lens didn't fit either camera. I had the money at the time, and the person I bought the stuff from needed money, so I bought it all for $1,000. I sold one lens for $600! After selling the 2 Canon cameras and 2 other telescopic lenses, I made a nice little return on my investment.

Right now though, I need a few bucks and would like to sell this one but again, have no idea what to ask for it.

After the Macro, it goes from 0.6 - 0.8 - 1.0 - 1.5 - 3 & 7.... I know that the "AF" & "M" is for Auto Focus or manual focus, but that's about all.

I have a Canon Powershot SX10 IS that I use, besides the camera on my Galaxy S5 cell phone.

Peace,

Ghost

But if I were to guess I doubt this lens is worth much. You might check ebay and KEH to see what they are asking.

The "Promaster" thing is a filter - probably a "skylight" filter. This is the kit lens that came with the EOS 630 camera. It's a decent lens.

So when I saw that I was thinking 3rd party, but yes that was the filter.

Many times when shooting close up (macro) you will want to use the manual setting.

I'm basically trying to find out what to ask for it, as I want to sell it. See my post #3... I have no use for it and could use a few bucks right now.

Thank you, and Peace...

Ghost

Try KEH for selling. They give fair prices.

We can mark this under the "Ghost is a dumbass" category...

I was looking at the quote wizard and it mentioned no noticeable marks or scratches on the lens.. I wiped the promaster filter off, but there was a smudge inside... out of curiosity, I tried twisting it, and the filter unscrewed... but now I can't get it to screw back on!! HELP!!! lol

Peace,

Ghost

That lens has some wear so it's possible the filter is bent a bit or the threads are stripped. Put it down for a day and try again later. Then set the lens on a flat surface, rest the filter on top, and gently see if you can thread it on. A little patience will probably get it on.

I didn't even realize that I was trying to put it in backwards! Got it back on already..

Thanks again,

Peace,

Ghost

So a collector might be interested. I can't determine if this is a true macro (1:1). It needs some cleaning and you need to make sure it works on a Canon Camera. Low end $20 to $30, high end at $50 (if you clean it and verify it works) Perhaps a little more if you can verify if it's a true macro. Promaster is the filter. Probably a Haze or Sky filter to protect the lens.

It's an EF lens so it should work with almost any Canon made (film or digital) after the late 80's. I have several older EF lenses and they all work on my Canon cameras. If it didn't work on the two cameras you had I'm a little concerned. It could just be that the contacts need cleaning.

The zoom range, even with a crop, is a good one. But I got the impression that Ghost didn't have a Canon SLR. I have a few adapters so I can use almost any lens with a Canon. For what they would get selling it, I agree. Keep it and use it. If they have a SLR. A good film SLR would be fairly easy to find, at a good price.

The 2 digital Canons with the telephoto lenses sold FAST, as did the extra telephoto lenses...

I might dig out my Canon Powershot SX10 IS tomorrow and see if the lens is interchangeable on it. I haven't even used it in 2 years... I know that the CMOS battery is dead and needs replacing.. $3.29... because the last 2 times I used it, I had to do all of the settings again because they wouldn't save.

Thank you for the useful information though...

Peace,

Ghost

The market for long lenses (telephoto) is pretty decent. In part because new lenses have really gone up in price. I have a 35mm f/1.4 that I started treating a little better once I saw what the new version of this sells for.

This is a great link for anyone wanting to check out the history on Canon Photo equipment:

http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/lens/ef/data/standard_zoom/ef_35~70_35~45.html

for the link. I think I actually saw that site either earlier today or last night. I know I looked up the history of the EF family today, because I had no idea what it was.

Peace,

Ghost

KEH will sell you one for about $50. The sweet thing about this lens is, the mount is metal. These days, only seriously expensive glass has metal mounts, but in 1987 when this lens shipped, all lenses had metal mounts.

As to it being common. I've never seen one and it was replaced with the 'kit' lens that was around for quite awhile. I don't know how many Canon made.

I saw that she was using a Canon camera w/EF frame and asked if she'd be interested in another lense. I showed it to her, she checked it out on her camera by taking a few pics, and she snapped it up! I gave her a good deal on it too, being family and all, and it saves me from having to find a collector or putting it on Craigslist or Ebay.

Peace,

Ghost