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Fujinonuser
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Germany
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:51 pm Post subject: Soligor 3.9 - 4.8 / 28-70 mm S/M zoom -- any details? |
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Fujinonuser wrote:
I have acquired the above mentioned compact zoom and I'm very much surprised by its overall high contrast/ sharpness as well as color rendition. Both shadow and light details will be retained and the colors are fully saturized. This small zoom compares well to fixed-length wide-angle lenses, although it will show appreciable vignetting at 28mm and wide apertures under unfavorable light conditions. Distortion is well under control in comparison to other wide-angle lenses.
This lens was also sold under other brand names, like Chinon etc. Does anybody know who has manufactured this lens? There are some rumors on the internet that it was manufactured by Sun Opticals, but the heavy mount does not resemble other Sun lenses. The HMC lens coating looks like Hoya.
What about the abbreviation S/M found on many Soligor zooms? "Small" and "macro" ?
Here aresome sample pics.
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6624 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Soligor 3.9 - 4.8 / 28-70 mm S/M zoom -- any details? |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Fujinonuser wrote: |
I have acquired the above mentioned compact zoom and I'm very much surprised by its overall high contrast/ sharpness as well as color rendition. Both shadow and light details will be retained and the colors are fully saturized. This small zoom compares well to fixed-length wide-angle lenses, although it will show appreciable vignetting at 28mm and wide apertures under unfavorable light conditions. Distortion is well under control in comparison to other wide-angle lenses.
This lens was also sold under other brand names, like Chinon etc. Does anybody know who has manufactured this lens? There are some rumors on the internet that it was manufactured by Sun Opticals, but the heavy mount does not resemble other Sun lenses. The HMC lens coating looks like Hoya.
What about the abbreviation S/M found on many Soligor zooms? "Small" and "macro" ?
Here aresome sample pics.
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Welcome, pictures are disabled for new posters as an anti-spam measure. This looks like a Sun lens to me. _________________ Graham - Moderator
Shooter of choice: Fujifilm X-T20 with M42, PB and C/Y lenses
See my Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manualfocus-g |
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-halli-
Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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-halli- wrote:
I've got the 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 version of this lens. Mine has a separate ring that twist for macro which is labelled 1:4 1:5 1:6 1:8
Is yours a twist zoom? Mine is a push/pull zoom.
I've not tested it much though. Perhaps it could be my next project. |
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Fujinonuser
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Germany
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Fujinonuser wrote:
Yes, mine is a very precise twist zoom. It has its best sharpness at 5.6. |
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casualcollector
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 747 Location: Spaced out on Florida's Space Coast
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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casualcollector wrote:
A near ringer for my Kobori manufactured Promaster branded lens of the same specification. _________________ In Search Of "R" Serial Soligors
Found: 135/2.8 #R407660, 200/4 #R405526, 300/5.5 #R411127 |
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Fujinonuser
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Fujinonuser wrote:
Whence do you know it was manufactured by Kobori and who is Kobori? |
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PBFACTS
Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 564
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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PBFACTS wrote:
-halli- wrote: |
I've got the 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 version of this lens. . |
The 28/80 is sun made (soligor was the sole seller selling it with one-touch design , others sellers: sun, osawa ... sold the same lens but with 2x touch design)
This lens looks same origin as my c/d 35/70 2.5-3.5
Fujinonuser wrote: |
Whence do you know it was manufactured by Kobori and who is Kobori? |
Kobori (koboron) is one the main lenses sub-contractor
They maufactured a lot of modern vivitar lenses (28/70 , 28/200) sn 77xxxx
It seems that there is a link beetween tokina and kobori because : ie the tokina 28/200 3.5-5.3 is same as kobori 28/200
The kobori lenses are usually good to vg (not as good as kiron or komine) but good _________________ OM USER .. I KEEP/USE:
Om2 sp + T32 (grip/filter/zoom) + T8
+ Zuiko 16mm 3.5 / 55mm 1.2 / 65-200 4/ x1.4
+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
>>I SELL: OM10 + OM4ti
+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
+ i sell : OM cosina 100-500 5.6/8
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PBFACTS
Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 564
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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PBFACTS wrote:
casualcollector wrote: |
A near ringer for my Kobori manufactured Promaster branded lens of the same specification. |
An interesting point
TEFNON & KOBORON (kobori) are 2x trade marks of the same company : Marukei Sangyo Co.
http://www.trademarkia.com/company-marukei-sangyo-co-ltd-773149-page-1-2
http://electronics.zibb.com/trademark/koboron/29324813
As we know that the soligor cd 35/70 was tefnon made , this mean that the cd 35/70 is kobori made (same company) and this 28/70 lens which looks close is also certainly kobori made.. YOU WERE RIGHT
KOBORI = TEFNON
but is there a link with tokina (28/200) ???? _________________ OM USER .. I KEEP/USE:
Om2 sp + T32 (grip/filter/zoom) + T8
+ Zuiko 16mm 3.5 / 55mm 1.2 / 65-200 4/ x1.4
+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
>>I SELL: OM10 + OM4ti
+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
+ i sell : OM cosina 100-500 5.6/8 |
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-halli-
Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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-halli- wrote:
PBFACTS wrote: |
-halli- wrote: |
I've got the 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 version of this lens. . |
The 28/85 is sun made (soligor was the sole seller selling it with one-touch design , others sellers: sun, osawa ... sold the same lens but with 2x touch design) |
mine is definitely 28-80mm. I'll post a picture later. |
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PBFACTS
Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 564
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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PBFACTS wrote:
-halli- wrote: |
PBFACTS wrote: |
-halli- wrote: |
I've got the 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 version of this lens. . |
The 28/85 is sun made (soligor was the sole seller selling it with one-touch design , others sellers: sun, osawa ... sold the same lens but with 2x touch design) |
mine is definitely 28-80mm. I'll post a picture later. |
Sorry i made a typing mistake .. the soligor 28/80 ot is 28/80 not 28/85 _________________ OM USER .. I KEEP/USE:
Om2 sp + T32 (grip/filter/zoom) + T8
+ Zuiko 16mm 3.5 / 55mm 1.2 / 65-200 4/ x1.4
+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
>>I SELL: OM10 + OM4ti
+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
+ i sell : OM cosina 100-500 5.6/8 |
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-halli-
Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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-halli- wrote:
PBFACTS wrote: |
Sorry i made a typing mistake .. the soligor 28/80 ot is 28/80 not 28/85 |
pictures as promised (not that they are relevant now )
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Fujinonuser
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Fujinonuser wrote:
Thanks for sharing these photos.
Apart from the fact that yours is a one-touch zoom, the typography at the side of the barrel and on the filter ring looks different (although both have squared infinity marks). Although it's hard to tell, the multicoating of your lens seems to contain more velvet and dark blue colors, whereas mine has pink, light blue (cyan) and green as well as golden.
I have just seen that Sun zoom lenses had a "multi coating" line written in full on the filter ring as was the case with Chinon lenses. In fact, the glasses used in my Soligor zoom seem to be rather heavy as with early Chinon lenses, while the multicoating looks very much similar to the Hoya HMC multicoating. Sun Opticals (and perhaps their sub-contractor Kobori) seems the most likely solution to my question, although I've seen no Kobori lenses myself. |
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casualcollector
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 747 Location: Spaced out on Florida's Space Coast
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:23 am Post subject: |
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casualcollector wrote:
Fujinonuser wrote: |
Whence do you know it was manufactured by Kobori and who is Kobori? |
I became aware of Kobori during several business trips to Singapore in the 1998 to 2001 period. Several shops in SG had the lens under Koboron, Tefnon and Vivitar brands. It also appeared on an older version of the Kobori website. _________________ In Search Of "R" Serial Soligors
Found: 135/2.8 #R407660, 200/4 #R405526, 300/5.5 #R411127 |
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Fujinonuser
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Fujinonuser wrote:
Thank you for all this information. I googled for Marukei Sangyo Co. Ltd. and found information that their headquarters are in the province of Nagano where both Cosina and Olympus are located. One of their chairmen (or even founding director) Etsuro Kobori is still active in the Joint PhotoImaging Enterprises Association (JPEA) which proves the high respect for their products. I really like this lens. It's a good creation. |
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PBFACTS
Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 564
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:10 am Post subject: |
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PBFACTS wrote:
-halli- wrote: |
PBFACTS wrote: |
Sorry i made a typing mistake .. the soligor 28/80 ot is 28/80 not 28/85 |
pictures as promised (not that they are relevant now )
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Confirmation : This is the Sun made lens - Soligor one touch version is - as far i know the only one one touch - ALL other brands (sun, osawa... are two touchs design) _________________ OM USER .. I KEEP/USE:
Om2 sp + T32 (grip/filter/zoom) + T8
+ Zuiko 16mm 3.5 / 55mm 1.2 / 65-200 4/ x1.4
+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
>>I SELL: OM10 + OM4ti
+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
+ i sell : OM cosina 100-500 5.6/8 |
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-halli-
Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:52 am Post subject: |
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-halli- wrote:
PBFACTS wrote: |
Confirmation : This is the Sun made lens - Soligor one touch version is - as far i know the only one one touch - ALL other brands (sun, osawa... are two touchs design) |
Thank you. Is this a good thing? I've still not tried this lens out properly. |
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PBFACTS
Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 564
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: |
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PBFACTS wrote:
PBFACTS wrote: |
Confirmation : This is the Sun made lens - Soligor one touch version is - as far i know the only one one touch - ALL other brands (sun, osawa... are two touchs design) |
I do not know if i was clear enough : Soligor is the only one touch design from all the sun made 28/80 lenses (some other/completely different 28/80 lenses are one-touch but they are still rare !)
-halli- wrote: |
Thank you. Is this a good thing? I've still not tried this lens out properly. |
Much easier to use _________________ OM USER .. I KEEP/USE:
Om2 sp + T32 (grip/filter/zoom) + T8
+ Zuiko 16mm 3.5 / 55mm 1.2 / 65-200 4/ x1.4
+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
>>I SELL: OM10 + OM4ti
+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
+ i sell : OM cosina 100-500 5.6/8 |
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-halli-
Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:50 am Post subject: |
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-halli- wrote:
[quote="PBFACTS"]
PBFACTS wrote: |
Much easier to use |
What about image quality and value? (I was given this lens in a large collection of free lenses)
I'll have to get out and take some pictures with it and see. |
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PBFACTS
Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 564
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:59 am Post subject: |
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PBFACTS wrote:
[quote="-halli-"]
PBFACTS wrote: |
PBFACTS wrote: |
Much easier to use |
What about image quality and value? (I was given this lens in a large collection of free lenses)
I'll have to get out and take some pictures with it and see. |
Medium but the biggest problem is that true opening (T:/) is very low at 80mm : t:6.0 instead of f:4.5 _________________ OM USER .. I KEEP/USE:
Om2 sp + T32 (grip/filter/zoom) + T8
+ Zuiko 16mm 3.5 / 55mm 1.2 / 65-200 4/ x1.4
+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
>>I SELL: OM10 + OM4ti
+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
+ i sell : OM cosina 100-500 5.6/8 |
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-halli-
Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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-halli- wrote:
PBFACTS wrote: |
Medium but the biggest problem is that true opening (T:/) is very low at 80mm : t:6.0 instead of f:4.5 |
I'll give it a go next time I'm out and about. |
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doomed-forever
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doomed-forever wrote:
I'd say it's a good lens - i became mine literally for free, it was a AddOn for my #3 XD7. |
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connloyalist
Joined: 22 Jul 2020 Posts: 221 Location: the Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 10:50 am Post subject: |
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connloyalist wrote:
Unless I missed it I haven't seen this answered yet, so to the OP: the serial number of your lens starts with the digit 9. This indicates the lens was (indeed) manufactured by Kobori according to sources on the internet. For a complete list of manufacturers by serial number, see: https://www.apotelyt.com/camera-kit/soligor-catalog
Mind that this scheme was used in the 1970's and 1980's (?). So lenses made before or after that will not conform to this list.
Further down the page is a list of Soligor lenses. I have since found several that are not on that list and have added them to a spreadsheet I maintain for my own research purposes.
Regards, C. |
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tb_a
Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 3678 Location: Austria
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tb_a wrote:
This thread may also be interesting: http://forum.mflenses.com/minolta-md-zoom-28-70mm-f3-5-4-8-macro-t77275.html
I'm pretty sure that the Minolta branded version is made by the same manufacturer like the Soligor lens as nearly everything is identical, except the widest aperture and the layout of the markings.
There is also the theory that this lens is made by Cosina. I don't know. _________________ Thomas Bernardy
Manual focus lenses mainly from Minolta, Pentax, Voigtlaender, Leitz, Topcon and from Russia (too many to be listed here). |
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D1N0
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D1N0 wrote:
Interestingly Kobori still exists: http://www.kobori-mfg.co.jp/
They had a relationship with Minolta, so maybe they are still producing lenses for Sony. _________________ pentaxian |
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doomed-forever
Joined: 09 Aug 2014 Posts: 239
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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:38 am Post subject: |
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doomed-forever wrote:
tb_a wrote: |
This thread may also be interesting: http://forum.mflenses.com/minolta-md-zoom-28-70mm-f3-5-4-8-macro-t77275.html
I'm pretty sure that the Minolta branded version is made by the same manufacturer like the Soligor lens as nearly everything is identical, except the widest aperture and the layout of the markings.
There is also the theory that this lens is made by Cosina. I don't know. |
That Minolta is a cheapskate Cosina-made Lens, plasticky, worse Image Quality, avoid it. Its basically good like every other Lens good at F/8, but i'd prefer the MD III 35-70/3.5 (macro) and MD 28-85/3.5-4.5 any second over it. As free AddOn for a X3x0, X500 or X700, it is okay, but i wouldn't buy the Minolta MD 28-70. |
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