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Tamron 135mm f4.5 TWIN-TELE (225mm)
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:43 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:43 am
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What a little gem the postman has brought.

I certainly have never seen a Tamron lens like this before now. Any guesses as to age?

All the bits...


come in a leather case. When fully assembled it's a 225mm telephoto about 15cm in length


with almost circular aperture...


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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:51 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:51 am
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Early sixties Smile

I used mine in France a couple of years back...gives some nice vintage results Wink


Sunflowers with the Sony a100 and Tamron Twin Tele 135/4.5 by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr


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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:54 am
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Early sixties Smile

I used mine in France a couple of years back...gives some nice vintage results Wink


Sunflowers with the Sony a100 and Tamron Twin Tele 135/4.5 by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr


Very nice SmileSmile


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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:57 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:57 am
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Ha, thanks. The teleconverter bit is, er, not brilliant though!


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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:59 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:59 am
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Wow Shocked That is what I call antique! But it still produces nice photos!


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:09 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:09 pm
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Couple of samples taken on a grey, cold day....
All pretty much wide open (f4.5)








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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:01 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:01 pm
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I have this one too, I like this lens a lot Wink

And wow, so many bits you have Very Happy
Exakta and m42 mounts?!? The sunshade must be handy!

Here is mine:


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:27 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:27 pm
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I follow with the doubt. Why TC with 1,6 x ?

Physics or technology limits to do a good TC in this time. Well, why not 1,5x or 1,4 x to lose only one aperture.

It has to be measured !!! Embarassed


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:34 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:34 pm
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TC must be 1.66666666...7?


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:38 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:38 pm
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Writing on the side of the TC says 1:7.7 No idea of the maths needed to work out what aperture loss this represents. Haven't tried my TC yet.....


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:40 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:40 pm
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Nordentro wrote:
I have this one too, I like this lens a lot Wink

And wow, so many bits you have Very Happy
Exakta and m42 mounts?!? The sunshade must be handy!



Just to make you jealous, I think I have every bit it ever came with, including the custom case. There are all the caps (screw-in metal ones) as well as the two mounts and the sunshade. A little gem Smile


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:44 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:44 pm
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I think the 1:7.7 is the aperture you get when using the tcon not the multiplyer


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:45 pm
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fatdeeman wrote:
I think the 1:7.7 is the aperture you get when using the tcon not the multiplyer


Ah! Thanks very much. I was wondering.


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:33 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:33 pm
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I think there was a Soligor branded version too, I have always wanted one but I've been waiting for a complete one with all the extras!


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:46 pm
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Nordentro wrote:
I have this one too, I like this lens a lot Wink

And wow, so many bits you have Very Happy
Exakta and m42 mounts?!? The sunshade must be handy!



Just to make you jealous, I think I have every bit it ever came with, including the custom case. There are all the caps (screw-in metal ones) as well as the two mounts and the sunshade. A little gem Smile


Sad alright, I have at least the two most important pieces, the TC and the m42 screw mount Wink

This lens fascinate me, it's one of those weird lenses I just have to look at over and over again, so different.

I'm curious about how much money you had to spend for the lens with all the pieces? Very Happy


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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:15 am
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:15 am
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Nordentro wrote:

This lens fascinate me, it's one of those weird lenses I just have to look at over and over again, so different.

I'm curious about how much money you had to spend for the lens with all the pieces? Very Happy


It's a neat little thing. Looks a bit out of place on my 5D but it's very cute. I like zebra lenses, so I had to pay just under £20 (inc shipping) for it off flea-bay. It's going on the middle shelf of the cabinet amongst my "never get rid of these" lenses Smile. Grease inside is almost solid but I don't really want to take it apart to clean it because this is one I'd rather not butcher.


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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:33 pm
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That's a good deal! Wink I had to pay 13.5GBP on ebay + 7GBP for shipping to Norway


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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:15 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:15 pm
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I feel this is the earlier Duo-Tamron, the Twin-Tele is a later version with a 135/2.8 base lens.


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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:40 am
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Seele wrote:
I feel this is the earlier Duo-Tamron, the Twin-Tele is a later version with a 135/2.8 base lens.


It definitely says "TWIN-TELE" around the front of the barrel on mine. Maybe it is a transition between the two?


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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:53 am
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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:53 am
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Tamron marked their lenses differently for different markets, I have also seen samples marked "Converto" too; it's just better to be more specific, to tell between the two very different versions.


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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:58 am
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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:58 am
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BOTH types (2.8 and 4.5) went under several names

"Converto" - I have both the 4.5 and the 2.8 sets under this name.
"Twin Tele"
"Duo-Tamron"

Maybe more

And then there are the ones with merchants brands - Taika, Spectra, etc.
Soligor too.


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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:57 pm
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Circa 1958, model 280. The earliest ones had feet only, no meters. What's the serial no.? The earliest I have seen is 42XXX. I have seen Twin-Teles & Convertos

I also have the complete set, even including instructions!


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precertvideo wrote:
Circa 1958, model 280. The earliest ones had feet only, no meters. What's the serial no.? The earliest I have seen is 42XXX. I have seen Twin-Teles & Convertos

I also have the complete set, even including instructions!


Serial on mine is a bit later - No43612 - only marked in feet. Unfortunately I don't have the instructions Sad


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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:12 am
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martyn_bannister wrote:
precertvideo wrote:
Circa 1958, model 280. The earliest ones had feet only, no meters. What's the serial no.? The earliest I have seen is 42XXX. I have seen Twin-Teles & Convertos

I also have the complete set, even including instructions!


Serial on mine is a bit later - No43612 - only marked in feet. Unfortunately I don't have the instructions Sad


Wow, that's pretty early, mine is No. 51985, and has both feet and meters Wink


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Mine is No. 51671, and also has both feet and meters.

Here is a picture of the Soligor version, luisalegria your right with names, this is the " twin-convertible".

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