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"the worst lens sold" Soligor 35-140mm ?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurence wrote:


I know we're gettng further and further afield from the original subject here but Larry's Tokinas rang a little bell in my head. These Tamrons have the same specifications as the Tokinas. Some differences to allow for the Adapt All system and some stylistic changes.







I see that the focus direction is opposite, Tokina compared with Tamron. I'm betting your Tokinas are K mount. For a while in, the late manual focus era, Sigma ads trumpeted that their lenses matched the focusing orientation of the cameras they were fitted for. Nikon and Pentax focused opposite just about everyone else. I think that towards the end of the manual focus era Sigma, Tamron and Tokina cooperated on production of some models. These being an example. Perhaps Cosina was involved too.

But wait, there's more! This Minolta MD seems very similar. It reads 28-70 f3.5-4.8 vs te 3.5-4.5 of the Tamron and has 55mm filter ring against 52 of the Tammy and 8 leaf iris vs 6. Overall, it shares the same feel as the Tamron.



Another late era lens and Minolta may have gone to the aftermarket for it.

Bill


PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Which lens? The Soligor?


PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
In a continuation of the previous discussion about the 35-70/f2.5-3.5. Now I don't need to look for similarity between this lens and 70-160/f3.5 to tell it is also made by Tefnon.




As you can see this is the same lens as Soligor just without a built-in hood.

Exactly the same lens as Tefnon was also sold under the name Access.



PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dimitrygo wrote:
In a continuation of the previous discussion about the 35-70/f2.5-3.5. Now I don't need to look for similarity between this lens and 70-160/f3.5 to tell it is also made by Tefnon.


Not absolutely sure because i found today this ad on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220455359744&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

for a samyang lens and the om mount is EXACTLY the same mount of my soligor 35/70 2.5..
Samyang beeing one of the greatest lens manufacturer, the lens is certaliny made by them


PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PBFACTS wrote:
... the om mount is EXACTLY the same mount of my soligor 35/70 2.5..
Samyang beeing one of the greatest lens manufacturer, the lens is certaliny made by them


I am not talking about mount but the lens itself. As I have written on the previous page there is a close resemblance in the build and looking of the 70-162/f3.5 and 35-70/f2.5-3.5 lenses. And since I see now both of them made by Tefnon (that is/was a Japanese lens making company) I don't have any reason to think they are made by other company. BTW both lenses are made in Japan and Samyang is a Korean company if I am not mistaken.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:45 pm    Post subject: 35-70mm 1:2.5 Reply with quote
I have lens that is obviously from the same manufacturer but it's called UNITOR 2.5-3.5/35-70mm PK mount. It produces very good images and with macro ratio 1:2.7 one can achieve nice shallow depth effects.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Someone is going to be disappointed with their purchase!

Click here to see on Ebay

If only they would do some google research first!


PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have an Asanuma autozoom C/D 45-150mm 3.5; I have seen Soligor sold the same lens, marked C/D too.
Mine is with MD mount, so I could only try the lens on film. Really not bad at all, with useful macro.
Normal MFD is 1.40m, filter 67mm and nearly as heavy as my Vivitar S1 (Kiron) 70-210mm 3.5. Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Today i shot for 1 EUR a "Sun 35-70 mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro" with FD-Mount. While waiting for delivery, i will search some information about this lens.

Do somebody have experience with this lens (or similar lens with other brand)?
Who was the manufacturer?


PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
GoldMark wrote:
Today i shot for 1 EUR a "Sun 35-70 mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro" with FD-Mount. While waiting for delivery, i will search some information about this lens.

Do somebody have experience with this lens (or similar lens with other brand)?
Who was the manufacturer?


Made by Sun! also

http://forum.mflenses.com/three-suns-sun-opt-zoom-set-t29966.html


PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2023 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
A friend just dropped his old camera with me, an Asahi SP1000 with this lens and a Vivitar DSC flash
Havent had the time to test it, but this thread made me smile.
T


PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry for reviving an old thread with a simple technical question. I have a clean 35-140 I stopped using long ago because it comes with a FD mount which I don't use anymore since the start of the digital thing. Some of you guys mention that it comes with the Y/S mount, but it looks quite different to me. Much more like a fixed mount and I thought it is one, until I read this thread again. I have 2 YS mounts which I could use on that lens but the positions of the screws (and the size) are not the same at all.
Googling some pics of the lens one can see that there are 2 types of mount. The one is quite short and looks a lot like a fixed mount (OM mount) , and the other (like my FD) looks like an added mount, like an YS or T-mount, but with the different screws. Any comment on that? (no, I didn't try to do anything) Thanks a lot.


PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Some pictures would help.

I had some YS mount lenses where T2 adapter bottomed out before seating completely against the lens, preventing infinity focus.

There is also another iinterchangeable mount system, the SOLIGOR. I-S Mount
https://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-i-s-mount-t80411.html


PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Never heard of the Soligor specific mount. It's interesting given that Soligor had many different manufacturers make their lenses.

Here is a PK mounted example :
https://vintagecameradeals.co.za/MINT-SOLIGOR-35-140-f3.5-Multicoated-Zoom-and-Macro-G-S-Auto-lens-with-case-caps-filter-Pentax-K
Scroll to pic #5
Obviously not an YS or a T-mount.

Here is the FD type (like mine, but not mine). But after wondering a bit I realized the FDs have their locking ring which could pass for a T-mount at a first quick glance.
https://recycledphoto.com/cdn/shop/products/57_f9b6163f-2441-4fba-aff2-a73d3c2d3644.jpg?v=1678355366&width=1100

I'm intrigued by the mention of an YS version. Who has seen one? 🤔


PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sun used YS

https://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-c-d-zoomandmacro-3-8-5-3-35-140mm-mc-nikon-mount-t15075.html
Xpres wrote:
... I have an I-S version, but it's two touch and f3.5 all through.



https://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-35-140mm-with-c-y-mount-t44057.html
Rolf wrote:
Seems that we are talking about a different lens.

This here is a 1:3.8-5.3/35-140 mm lens but with macro too.





First image samples in the next days.

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