Odd Westex 135mm f3.5

[rudolfkremers]

Found this for a tenner at the local charity shop...

It's an old Japanese Preset, and it comes with a screwed on EXA mount. (I think)
It has a ton of aperture blades, and I kinda like weird presets.

Has anybody seen this before? Westex is a rebrand name I think, so I wonder who actually manufactered it?

(Sorry about the crappy photos)





It's very dusty inside, and the focus ring is stiff, but I kinda like it

EDIT, All I could find online was this thread

[Lightshow]

I know what you mean about presets, I just picked up a smaller Kaligar 135/3.5 preset, With M42 mount adapter, from T mount?
My favorite presets are Topcor R, I now have 90/3.5, 135/3.5, 200/4, & 300/5.6(which is a dud it seems) they are all very sharp wide open, and are very smooth in operation and very easy to clean and re-lube.

[woodrim]

[rudolfkremers]

[rudolfkremers]

[woodrim]

[rudolfkremers]

I almost forgot to post this. I tried it out a few weeks ago, and was rushing around like a headless chicken so didn't manage many Photos.

Here are some test shots though. It's not a contrasty lens, but it has a nice feel to its colour rendition. It can glow a bit wode open, but that's ok. I need to test it more. I added a bit of saturation and fixed WB and curves where needed:


Nice golden light


Bit more overcaset but still nice


Boring subject but check the smooth background!


I have a feeling this is a useful lens for softer/gentler scenes, in terns of smooth rendering of background and dreamy subjects. I would like to try some portraits as well.

[scsambrook]

I think those shots look encouraging - the first one has that nice 'dreamy' look. I wouldn't worry about who made it, just keep on taking more photos !

[rudolfkremers]

Thanks, I will play with it a bit more. The sun is starting to come out which offers more opportunities for testing.