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Sigmatel 135mm f1.8
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:45 pm
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dave_t wrote:
first post, looks like a great forum!
I'm looking for 135mm lenses in the M42 mount, thanks!


Welcome aboard Dave...One slightly annoying thing is this forum has a rule that you can only post images up to 900 pixels wide but apart from that its a pretty good place to hang out. Wink

Have you considerd the Sigma-made Sigmatel/Spiratone/Sun YS 135mm f1.8?

EDIT!: I recently discovered that the Sigmatel has completely different optics to the Spiratone so they are not the same lens:



I picked my Sigmatel Scalematic up on ebay in YS-Minolta mount (MD) but that was useless to me so simply bought an YS-M42 adapter to instantly convert it to M42 mount...Including the postage the Sigmatel cost under £60.
Despite its fast speed its not very heavy and its well made too.
Here are some unsharpened handheld samples...

@f5.6:



And a 100% crop:



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If you know this rule please respect it !

Pretty amazing yes looks better than Takumar or Carl Zeiss Jena , I have this lens also and I love it too.


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this sigma look very sharp!


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Attila wrote:
If you know this rule please respect it !.


I did respect it but my attention slipped with the last crop pic as I did'nt notice it was over 900 pixels wide till I saw my reply had been rerouted to here.


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Thank you!
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