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std
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 Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:01 am Post subject: Sun-Zoom Macro 1:3.5 38-90mm |
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std wrote:
Look what i got today.
It's a handsome looking zoom in PK mount.
haven't seen such lens till now and it looks good. There is a baffle inside between the glass elements.
Do you have experience with it?
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My lens list:
SLR MD: Rokkor 1,7/50 Exakta: Kilfitt-Makro-Kilar E 3.5/4cm; CZJ 2/50 Pancolar;M42: CZJ 2.8/50 Tessar; Mir-1B 2.8/37; Jupiter-9 2/85 T-mount: Tamron 5.9/200; Tamron 6.9/300; Tamron 7.5/400 C-mount: Cosmicar 1.8/50 Y/S: Sun 3.5/38-90, Sun 4/70-210 RF Contax RF: Jupiter-8 2/50; Contax G:CZ 2,8/21 Biogon T; CZ 2,8/28 Biogon T; CZ 2/35 Planar T; CZ 2/45 Planar T; CZ 2,8/90 Sonnar T |
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casualcollector
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:32 am Post subject: |
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casualcollector wrote:
No experience. Interesting lens. Sun was a pioneer in manufacturing and promoting zooms.
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visualopsins
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
I have it too! 
http://forum.mflenses.com/three-suns-sun-opt-zoom-set-t29966,highlight,three+suns.html Note the mount is YS with T2 threads, the YS PK mount should unscrew...
A beauty of a lens. I hope to get around to trying it someday 
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (151B), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
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std
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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std wrote:
cool - tis interchangeable mounts sounds nice.
Overall the lens looks very well built - everything turns very smooth and this cool macro switch is nice 
For the samples i have to wait for a K mount adapter, even holding it against the camera gives very contrast images not very sharp but with good colors.. but i might be wrong - let's wait for the adapter first.
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My lens list:
SLR MD: Rokkor 1,7/50 Exakta: Kilfitt-Makro-Kilar E 3.5/4cm; CZJ 2/50 Pancolar;M42: CZJ 2.8/50 Tessar; Mir-1B 2.8/37; Jupiter-9 2/85 T-mount: Tamron 5.9/200; Tamron 6.9/300; Tamron 7.5/400 C-mount: Cosmicar 1.8/50 Y/S: Sun 3.5/38-90, Sun 4/70-210 RF Contax RF: Jupiter-8 2/50; Contax G:CZ 2,8/21 Biogon T; CZ 2,8/28 Biogon T; CZ 2/35 Planar T; CZ 2/45 Planar T; CZ 2,8/90 Sonnar T |
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Interesting, there is a longer Komura badged lens that looks very similar, I think it's a 70-150, nearly bought one recently.
Anyone know if Sun zooms are good? I see them often really cheap but never taken the plunge and grabbed one.
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guardian
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guardian wrote:
Fascinating thread. I think I might have one of these on the way in. Am about 90% certain. Branding is different, but there are definite, striking, similarities.
I've not been able to view either the barrel of my lens or the mount. If it has a YS mount I am going to be really happy. My lens is a 38-90mm f3.5 though, with a name ring quite similar. The time period of manufacture is about right, too, for the group of lenses I bought.
I think this Sun is a pretty good lens, with other lenses (back in the day) having been benchmarked against it!!:
http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000NvJ
Does this Sun still shine?
Apparently, big time!!
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
By sheer coincidence I picked up one of these a few weeks ago just to get the Exakta YS mount (and that's a pretty uncommon thing)
I have had it on the camera for a while. I still haven't come to a conclusion about it, but at least it doesn't seem bad.
Some of the Sun zooms were pretty good. The 80-240/4 monster is one of the best of its type I think, and the 60-135 is very good, at least as good as the Kiron 70-150.
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std
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:19 am Post subject: |
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std wrote:
It's a nice lens - quite sharp it flares a bit showing low contrast sometimes but this is easy to fix in PP.
I also got the Sun Zoom YS-70 1:4 70-210 - that one is quite compact and not bad too.
And here are some samples with the 38-90 resized to 1600:
First set are with Olympus E-P2:
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And those below are with EOS 20D
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My lens list:
SLR MD: Rokkor 1,7/50 Exakta: Kilfitt-Makro-Kilar E 3.5/4cm; CZJ 2/50 Pancolar;M42: CZJ 2.8/50 Tessar; Mir-1B 2.8/37; Jupiter-9 2/85 T-mount: Tamron 5.9/200; Tamron 6.9/300; Tamron 7.5/400 C-mount: Cosmicar 1.8/50 Y/S: Sun 3.5/38-90, Sun 4/70-210 RF Contax RF: Jupiter-8 2/50; Contax G:CZ 2,8/21 Biogon T; CZ 2,8/28 Biogon T; CZ 2/35 Planar T; CZ 2/45 Planar T; CZ 2,8/90 Sonnar T |
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Lloydy wrote:
My Soligor 300 / 5.5 is a Sun, according to the best information we have, and it's probably the best one of the chrome eared series of Soligors that I've got. But the 200 / 3.5 Prinzflex, which we collectively decided was a Sun, and is not so good.
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Excalibur
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Excalibur wrote:
I've got the Sun 85-210 M42 f4.5 and quite like the results, but of course it can't match a prime...but don't use it much because I'd have to use a M42 film camera or m42 adapter.
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calh
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calh wrote:
I give up!! See below for the post and the pictures.
Sorry Calvin. I still don't know what I did.
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calvin83
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Sun 38-90 F3.5 |
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This post might be of help to some people who like me love to fool around with older lenses on modern digital cameras. I have a particular liking of Sun lenses. I believe they are over looked by many. I will share some of experiences with various MF lenses I have and used. This affliction I have for collecting and using these lenses is getting out of control and I would love to know if any one knows a cure. 
Some pictures taken with a Sun 38-90 F3.5 lens on a Canon 5DII, ISO 100. Aperture priority, Tiffen Polarizer Cir Filter.
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