Zeniton 135mm f3.5 telephoto

gimp · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: Zeniton 135mm f3.5 telephoto

I purchased this lens some years ago for $15 CAD. It is very compact and light. Its optical quality compares very well with the Pentax M135 f3.5 I have- a bit soft wide open but stopped down one stop it is very sharp. It has a multi-bladed diaphram that forms a very circular aperture. Single coated but a good lens hood seems to eliminate flare well. Any ideas who made it? thanks in advance.

Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 16433 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Welcome to aboard! You have very famous nick name ! Any relation to authors of Gimp ? Unfortunately I have no clue.
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Wormhandler · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 24 Location: Sweden

It looks alot like my Tokyo Koki Tele Tokina 135mm 2,8.
It also have a really solid performance, except purple fringing in hard situations. And prone to flare. Sadly it have some relly big polishmarks on the front lens wich probably makes it worse.

Example photo from the lens wide open.

Ok sharpness with 100% crop

But terrible purple fringing. Again a 100% crop.

I still like it a lot
Here is finally a real life photo with the lens.

Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 16433 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Looks pretty nice one, even with purple ...
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Olympus E-1,Bessa L,Bessa RF Skopar 10,5cm,Besa I Color Skopar 105mm,Olympus OM2n,Nikon FA,Yashica Eletro 35 GN,
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version
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luisalegria · Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 995 Location: San Francisco, USA

I'm going to guess that this is made by whoever made your 200mm Hanimar. Probably not Tokina, though there are a lot of similarities.

Its not a Fujita, Sun or Komine either I think.
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pixelbart · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: hmm...

I wonder how many really different 135mm f/3.5 lenses with 12-blade manual aperture, two aperture rings and T2 mount exist. I guess they're all the same, but with different packaging.... See also this topic about my Hi-Q lens. I guess it's the same lens. Just as the INA, Prinzgalaxy and probably many others, all with different styling... Should be fun to compare them side-by-side Smile

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Case from Holland · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject: