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testing my lenses - part 54 - Soligor 135mm/2
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:17 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:35 pm
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I would be happy with that lens, the colours are very natural.


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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:31 pm
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I agree, colours are lovely. I really like all the shots, however, the bokeh in the top half of #1 I don't care for, too busy.


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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:52 pm
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Excellent!


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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:14 am
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Wide open? Excelent. Well above average

At 5,6 to 11 ? Average lens.

Rino


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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:16 am
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
however, the bokeh in the top half of #1 I don't care for, too busy.


that's because background is busy, being it gravel road, lots of stones(gravel) and grass.


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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:18 am
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estudleon wrote:
Wide open? Excelent. Well above average

At 5,6 to 11 ? Average lens.

Rino


isn't it supposed to be other way around? that stopped down lens becomes better?


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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:42 pm
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new samples using E-M5. all were shot at night on New Year's Eve











couple of shots inspired by tutorial from digital photography school forum newsletter






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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:53 pm
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Even better Wink nice series again!


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Can you post a picture of the lens, I like my Soligors and I'd like one of these. Those are some great images.


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Lloydy wrote:
Can you post a picture of the lens, I like my Soligors and I'd like one of these. Those are some great images.


my lens looks like this one:


mine is in m42 mount


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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:04 am
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Same series as my 28 / 2 and 70-210 / 3.5, both good lenses. I've put this one on my list.


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Just found this forum looking for information on this lens I picked up for $100.

In case anybody is interested, this lens has a unique feature I've never seen before - a built-in, retractable lens hood. It only extends out about 1/2", and not sure how effective it is, but I think its neat Smile


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cliffordroy wrote:
Just found this forum looking for information on this lens I picked up for $100.

In case anybody is interested, this lens has a unique feature I've never seen before - a built-in, retractable lens hood. It only extends out about 1/2", and not sure how effective it is, but I think its neat Smile


actually, many lenses have built-in retractable hood . off the top of my head: Canon FD 200mm/4 macro, Olympus OM 135mm/2.8 , 135mm/3.5 , 200mm/5, Jupiter 21m 200mm/4, Kiron macro 105mm/2.8 , Tair 11A 135mm/2.8 ...


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Yeah not uncommon in lenses from the mid 70's to mid 80's. It is a feature like, though a system for adjusting tension should have been included. I find that many of them become sloppy over the years.


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WolverineX wrote:

my lens looks like this one:


mine is in m42 mount


Bought the exact same lens a while ago. The aperture does not work how it should. It's not oily, because when i open it from the back i can move the lever and it will close.
Somehow it seems impossible to connect between the lever outside and the mechanism inside...... it's not the first lens i open up, i've repaired many before but i can't get this one going!
(for now that is, i'll give it another try now that i've seen this topic again!)


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TrueLoveOne wrote:
WolverineX wrote:

my lens looks like this one:


mine is in m42 mount


Bought the exact same lens a while ago. The aperture does not work how it should. It's not oily, because when i open it from the back i can move the lever and it will close.
Somehow it seems impossible to connect between the lever outside and the mechanism inside...... it's not the first lens i open up, i've repaired many before but i can't get this one going!
(for now that is, i'll give it another try now that i've seen this topic again!)


well, you can still use it wide open for night time shots like that concert shot i posted in one of previous posts


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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 1:13 pm
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If the aperture linkage doesn't meet in the rear of the lens assembly, it could be because someone took the lens apart and didn't get it back together entirely correct. I've done a few lenses where that's the main issue if you don't line up the heliocoids properly. The lens will still focus throughout the range but the the aperture linkage disconnects at the closest focus settings.

JT


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Jtrcy wrote:
If the aperture linkage doesn't meet in the rear of the lens assembly, it could be because someone took the lens apart and didn't get it back together entirely correct. I've done a few lenses where that's the main issue if you don't line up the heliocoids properly. The lens will still focus throughout the range but the the aperture linkage disconnects at the closest focus settings.

JT


Exactly! The aperture closes when focus is going towards infinity as well, so something is seriously misaligned. I will have to take it to pieces some day.
Thanks for thinking with me!
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