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Sankyo Kohki Komura f=135mm 1:3.5
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:56 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:56 pm
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This is a well made preset T-mount (?) lens by Sankyo Kohki Komura of Japan. The focus is a little bit loose (just a bit, a Takumar is much better in this regard) but everything works smooth.

In the series below I used any f/stop between wide-open and f/8. Enjoy!







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10. Finally a tribute to LuisAlegria Very Happy


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:24 pm
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You also made this old(er) gem shine Peter!


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:26 pm
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kds315* wrote:
You also made this old(er) gem shine Peter!


Thanks Klaus! I really had 100 euros of fun for 10% of that amount. (Just to not use that dreaded "C" word Wink)


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:41 pm
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You have a very nice copy, excellent collectors condition. Mine is working, but much less nice.

It works superbly of course. These are great lenses.

And you did a seagull too !


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:48 pm
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I have to say - excellent .

Spotmatic, your pictures always look excellent like the lens you've got ..

thanks for sharing these ..

tf


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:28 pm
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The shots are so squeaky clean did you cheat and transfer the lens from the spottie to a digital camera?


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Excalibur wrote:
The shots are so squeaky clean did you cheat and transfer the lens from the spottie to a digital camera?


Cheating? Check the EXIF of the photos and see that I did not use the Spotmatic at all. In fact the results could have been better on a film camera Wink


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:35 pm
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Spotmatic wrote:
Excalibur wrote:
The shots are so squeaky clean did you cheat and transfer the lens from the spottie to a digital camera?


Cheating? Check the EXIF of the photos and see that I did not use the Spotmatic at all. In fact the results could have been better on a film camera Wink



...but the lens was on a spottie, so I would assume most people (including me), would think that's the camera you used.


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:20 pm
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Who would have expected such great results. Good job spotmatic


patrickh


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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:31 pm
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trifox wrote:
I have to say - excellent .

Spotmatic, your pictures always look excellent like the lens you've got ..

thanks for sharing these ..

tf

+1
nice series
all 135 seems great lenses


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poilu wrote:
trifox wrote:
I have to say - excellent .

Spotmatic, your pictures always look excellent like the lens you've got ..

thanks for sharing these ..

tf

+1
nice series
all 135 seems great lenses


Except for the 135mm f/1.8 Eyemik, the only lens I ever had to send back to the seller because it was too darn soft wide open. But all moderate speed 135mm's are quite good indeed.


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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:31 am
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great series as always, but all lenses look great in your hands, so I don't know how actually useful to choose Wink
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