A couple of quick questions re mount and short tele

[santiclaws]

First question: can anyone tell which mount this is? Looking at a lens on the bay but the seller has no idea and neither do I.

Second question: Is there a good short tele (75-105mm) I could get for $100 or less, preferably in an M42 mount?

Thanks in advance.





EDIT: Is there a problem with photo insertions? I tried with the [img] tags, I tried attaching a photo, nothing works for some reason.

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[buerokratiehasser]

[quote="santiclaws"]First question: can anyone tell which mount this is? Looking at a lens on the bay but the seller has no idea and neither do I.

Second question: Is there a good short tele (75-105mm) I could get for $100 or less, preferably in an M42 mount?

Thanks in advance.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/iOngs.jpg[/img]



EDIT: Is there a problem with photo insertions? I tried with the [img] tags, I tried attaching a photo, nothing works for some reason.

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Short tele? "there are no bad 135" I hear

[santiclaws]

[quote="buerokratiehasser"][quote="santiclaws"]First question: can anyone tell which mount this is? Looking at a lens on the bay but the seller has no idea and neither do I.

Second question: Is there a good short tele (75-105mm) I could get for $100 or less, preferably in an M42 mount?

Thanks in advance.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/iOngs.jpg[/img]



EDIT: Is there a problem with photo insertions? I tried with the [img] tags, I tried attaching a photo, nothing works for some reason.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/iOngs.jpg[/url]
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Short tele? "there are no bad 135" I hear[/quote]


135mm is longer than what I would like, ideally I want something like an 85-90mm. And I still can't figure out how to get a photo to show up. [url] tags make the link disappear entirely.

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[Minolfan]

Welcome here santiclaws!

Your picture
Just with [img]url of the picture[/img]
The first time you post it doesn't show up, next post no problem anymore.

For what camera do you want a lens in the range 75 - 105?
That can really make some difference.
Allways fitting possible: Tamron Adaptall-2 zoom 75 - 150mm 3.5, but that's no prime ofcourse

[luisalegria]

There are a lot of very decent 100-105mm lenses in M42.
As there are no bad 135's, there are no bad 100-105's either.
Some may be better than others but all I have seen are more than good enough for most purposes.
They should be available for under $50
You will need to shop for a while of course.

There are dozens of types available in numerous brands, these are just some of the more common ones -

http://forum.mflenses.com/vivitar-tokina-t4-105-2-8-t9180,highlight,%2Bvivitar.html

http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-komine-105-2-8-preset-t8179,highlight,%2Bsoligor.html

http://forum.mflenses.com/cunor-old-tokina-2-8-105-t-mount-t22199,highlight,%2B105.html

Besides these, the famed Nikkor 105mm should at least sometimes come in under your price limit.

75-90mm lenses are rarely available in your price range unfortunately.

[martyn_bannister]

Isn't your original lens a Canon FD mount? Check out the identification guide http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-99.html

PS - is it just me or do the [URL][/URL] tags not work in messages any more?

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[fermy]

Yes, it's Canon FD mount.

[santiclaws]

Thanks for the info, folks!

[santiclaws]

Picked up a Nikkor 105mm f/2.5. Good rep, so we'll see how this copy is.