A very fine lens indeed one of the best , just hope for you it makes its real value on ebay.

What reserve have you got on it ? only rare because they cost so much brand new .

Hello and welcome to the forum .

I bought one of these cheap AA adapters for my K-r and have never had a problem with it .

Got a stack of lenses hiding away 'out of view or ill get a telling off lol'that needs the same kind of attention ,so i hope someone takes you up on the offer and has some fun , its always nice to repair a old lens and to get great results from it.

Excellent shots Alan , love the top one , fantastic detail ! , need this lens too along with a lot of others ...please ...please let me win the lotto and not just a tenner !!!

Seen people doing them on flickr and yes they do get a great deal of encouragement from other members of the group taking part.

I remember i once done one on facebook naming the album "photo a day " its always interesting to sometimes look over the album and wonder why i haven't deleted it yet

You could try searching for studios in your area ,
then checking out their websites for info or try phoning them , a lot of studios do workshops at small cost .
I attend a studio in my area at present , they do two evenings a month (creative circle ) shooting five models over 3hrs for fifteen quid each night , all profits go back into the creative circle to fund the group.
They also do workshops , which depending on the nature of the workshop cost between thirty - hundred quid of course the workshop money all goes to the studio owner ,but the studio is owned by a recognized top notch photographer who gives excellent advice and tuition 'most the time for free'

P.S try to find a studio were teaching photography is not there main source of income , they will be costly !

Until you get the cash together for something to do a proper job , why not try using your camera , not tried it myself but Ive seen people getting pretty good results http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/18/how-to-scan-film-negatives-with-a-dslr/

I traded this lens to buy another lens not so long ago , think i valued it at thirty quid maybe less, I didn't think it was anything special but that could have been the copy of the lens i had, seen plenty of these lenses around going for less than twenty quid , ill have to make sure i buy them !