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Mayfair Sankor 135/3.5?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Rino

You are a brave one to do macro wih film Shocked it will take me thousands of shots to get a usable one..... no checking histogram...no quick adjustment here and there after checking the shot...no fine tune of focus and exposure....Too much skill needed Embarassed

Impossible on film for me!!


PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
I think the maker of these is right there in the name - Sankor

Sankor was a brand used by a manufacturer of movie/cine lenses. They made cine camera lenses, projection lenses, anamorphic adapters (like for "Cinemascope"), etc., under their own brand. And apparently 35mm camera lenses mostly under merchants brands.

Another brand these come in seems to be "Sonnagar" -

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sonnagar-135mm-f-3-5-Exakta-Mount-Lens_W0QQitemZ320231507833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamera_Lenses?hash=item320231507833&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

It looks like there may be a 35/2.8 as well as the 135/2.8 and 135/3.5 we know about.

The automatic/YS mount lenses in the "Accura Diamatic" brand that Voytek and I have may be later products from this maker.


Hi Luis that makes a lot of sense, because on mine is written only SANKOR and not mayfair as well

on shrek's lens both names appear and they cant both be brands
so sankor on it's own must then be the maker , but i have never heard of them
and even the lens cases in your links are identical to the one that came with my lens


PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rusty wrote:
Hi Rino

You are a brave one to do macro wih film Shocked it will take me thousands of shots to get a usable one..... no checking histogram...no quick adjustment here and there after checking the shot...no fine tune of focus and exposure....Too much skill needed Embarassed

Impossible on film for me!!


Thanks Rusty.

Perhaps for all you say, it's a bad pic.

I'm not macro shooter, it's easy to know. I wanted to try, no more than this. Embarassed

Regards, Rino.


PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I can never say that! Shocked

You have much more skill than me and in a much wider field.... i see all your images ! Very Happy Very Happy


PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
touche! Laughing

Thanks. Rino.


PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The macro shots are simply stunning, great stuff!

As for the naming on the barrel, here's a shot from the top:



PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Shrek
You did a marvelous job cleaning it up It looks brand new!
and the glas spotless Very Happy


PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rusty wrote:
Thanks Shrek
You did a marvelous job cleaning it up It looks brand new!
and the glas spotless Very Happy


Thanks matey! Couldn't believe how easy it was to take apart, everything just screwed off!!! Laughing


PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
As promised, some test shots for you! Apologies for the continuation of the wildlife theme! The lens performs well, but boy do I need to purchase a hood for it! Laughing Pretty much all were shot wide open (f3.5) or at f4.

Duck!



Crop



Lake



In the field



Definately needs a hood in the sun!



Some winter holly



Yellow flower thingys



Crop



By the lake



Fishing for dinner



Colourful leaves



The frog!!



PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Goods! Very good pics!

With that old lens.

Mayfair Sankor 135/3,5, is the same than the Sankor 135/3,5?

Both are identical. The sankor is knurled in chrome but gray not black.


PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi everyone,

My first post in MF forum, just to tell that I'v got this lens but in f/3.2 and 12 aperture blades.

I don't like it very much, but it's a funny piece of metal.




PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That f/3.2 is very interesting.

I suppose that if one wants to one-up ones competitors with an f/2.5 135mm instead of an f/2.8, then it makes just as much sense to have an f/3.2 where the other fellows would have an f/3.5.

A very nice collectible anyway.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Mayfair_PS.html

Towards the bottom of this page is a tall advert that features the f/3.5 lens (branded as a Mayfair Crystar.) It's a bit small but just readable. There is some more info on that site that is quite interesting.


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
That f/3.2 is very interesting.

I suppose that if one wants to one-up ones competitors with an f/2.5 135mm instead of an f/2.8, then it makes just as much sense to have an f/3.2 where the other fellows would have an f/3.5.

A very nice collectible anyway.


Hi, i am new to this forum, and i am looking fore some informations about my Sankor 135mm f 3,2 with 18blades! does someone know something about this lens?
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