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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:18 am    Post subject: Odd new 135's Reply with quote
I've recently received two cheap aquisitions for the collection -

1 - A very strange Tamron, a fixed-mount (M42) 135/2.8






This is a model 680 AR, listed on the Tamron site -

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.tamron.co.jp/data/old-lens/olm135.htm

Tamron says this came out in 1962. It looks a lot like the Yashinon-DX series, and of course also resembles the later Adapt-a-matic and Adaptall lenses. But it predates all of them ! It may be the first automatic Tamron also, as its the first such lens listed.

2. - A very early Soligor preset 135/2.8, I believe from the late 1950's. It must be one of Ponder&Bests first product line.




It came in an Exakta mount (not a T-mount), but I replaced it with my own contraption to make it fit M42.

I have no idea who the maker is, but the thing is extremely well made, a lot of chromed brass. There are alot of possibilities.


PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Two excellent examples of lens design (well, I mean barell design!).
The Tamron looks like the 70s and could be taken from the first Star Trek movie. Very Happy
And the Soligor (I love the "handwritten" logo!) really looks like a lens from the 50s/60s.

Excellent finds!


PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice ones! I never seen any copy of them. Congrats!
I look forward your samples!


PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I really like that tamron.


PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome James
You have a nice galleries!


PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Soligor is a beauty! I wouldn't even care about picture quality if lens looks like that Smile


PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Séamuis wrote:
I really like that tamron.


Welcome!


PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks for the welcome guys glad to be here.


PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Luis
Lenses look verry interresting and we would love to see samples.

James

Welcome


patrickh
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