What is this lens? Mamiya-Sekor F.C. 35mm

Hello! I received this lens as a gift a few years back to use as a display item and forgot about it completely. I recently found it putting away X-mas stuff in the attic - I know, I know...better late than never ;) From what I can ascertain it is an early 1960's lens for some of the first SLR cameras Mamiya-Sekor made? It's in excellent condition, and I'm interested in it's value either on the used market, or as a collectible? I don't own any Mamiya-Sekor cameras, and have no idea of its compatibility with anything other than its original manufacturers cameras.

One interesting side note: The case is Sankor marked, and has "Property of Warner Bros" and the number "36391" hand written inside it. No idea if it actually goes to this lens or if it was just a coincidence and unrelated, but it was fun to find nonetheless.

There are some great retro pictures here - I am really interested in how you guys are digitizing that ancient film - it looks awesome. My step-dad was the head of the photo labs for Costco, and I grew up watching him lose his mind as "analog" film was phased out for digital.

Anyways, thanks for any input you can give about this pretty cool old lens.

Hi and thanks for sharing an interesting find. I'm more familiar with Mamiya's screw-mount cameras and lenses, but I believe yours fits the Mamiya Prismat NP (possibly other models, not sure) which had an Exakta-type bayonet mount: Mamiya Prismat NP - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia

Probably not highly valuable, but you might look at eBay "Sold" listings to check prices on F.C. lenses.

Dave

There's an excellent article on the Prismat, here:

Mamiya Prismat 35mm Cameras