Tamron made Soligors

Nordentro · Expire: 2015-01-29

Nice, this has a T prefix as well? Surprised

std · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 1827 Location: Bulgaria

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

The 300/6.9 and 200/5.9 are quite hard to find!

pavko · Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 216 Location: PL

Minolfan · Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 3437 Location: Netherlands

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

The 58/1.2 has never been seen as a Sologor AFAIK.
That's why I said it was one of the only two Tamron presets never sold as a Soligor.
The other is the 200/2.8, also a rare lens.
Every other Tamron preset I think can be found in the Soligor brand, though they may be very uncommon.

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

The 58/1.2 has never been seen as a Sologor AFAIK.
That's why I said it was one of the only two Tamron presets never sold as a Soligor.
The other is the 200/2.8, also a rare lens.
Every other Tamron preset I think can be found in the Soligor brand, though they may be very uncommon.

Nordentro · Expire: 2015-01-29

casualcollector · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:20 am Post subject:

I will try to take one for you. Similar in appearance to your 250/4.5.

casualcollector · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:12 pm Post subject:

Nordentro · Expire: 2015-01-29

Oh, that`s a beauty Very Happy

Thx for taking the time to picture it! Wink

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1749

Oh my goodness! Yes it certainly is a beauty. It's a preset lens to die for!!

That's lens porn right there! Wink

casualcollector · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:55 pm Post subject:

The lens has a long family history. It belonged to one of my uncles who bought it new back in the 60s. His story is that he bought it to take pictures of then U.S. President Lyndon Johnson. In May of 1968 the president delivered the commencement speech at Glassboro State College, where my uncle was employed.

On that day, I was a student at the Glassboro Intermediate School. We were herded across town to the college baseball field where Marine One, the President's helicopter landed. Students lined the perimeter of the field and President Johnson walked around the perimeter shaking hands. I was one of the lucky students.

I never saw the pictures he made with the lens. He gave it, and his remaining Canon manual focus equipment to me some years ago. A few years ago his widow entrusted me with his Canon EOS gear. That made the decision to buy a Canon DSLR a no brainer.

Curiously, while the memory of shaking the President's hand is clear, I don't recall whether we marched to the college campus or rode the bus!!

Nordentro · Expire: 2015-01-29

Amazing story! Very Happy

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1749

Ran across another "T" series Soligor earlier today. Assume it also might have been made by Tamron, but do not know for certain. It does not, for me, have the "look and feel" of a Tamron. I did not bid this auction:

Click here to see on Ebay then click see original listing then click ENLARGE

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

Yes, thats one.

If you want a more or less comprehensive list of the preset Tamrons -

http://www.adaptall-2.org/

Nordentro · Expire: 2015-01-29

Thank you guys! Very Happy

Looks like this should be the lenses, wow there where quite many!

http://www.adaptall-2.org/lenses/T-mount_LensIndex.html

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

Just be a bit careful with that list.
Some of those marked as t mount weren't actually t mounts.
And in a couple of cases there were both t and fixed mount versions.
And also preset and auto versions.
Also variants in cosmetic aspects.
And of course many different brands.
And there are models missing from this list.
Its complicated.

The 58/1.2, 135/4.5, 135/3.5 were not t mounts. The 58 was a fixed mount. The 135/4.5 and 135/3.5 shared an interchangeable mount system but it was actually a smaller predecessor to the t mount. There were also a 140mm variant of the 135/4.5 - same lens actually, just marked that way.
The 35/2.8 was made in both t and fixed mount versions.
Etc.

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1749