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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
Yes, most certainly Tamrons.
The 135/3.5 actually has the same interchangable mount as the 135/4.5, which seems to have been a model for the T-mount.


Yes, the mount is identical! I didn't realize that before now Very Happy

I find these old Soligors to be very good lenses. I have always found Soligor interesting, because of the diversity of lenses. There must be hundreds of different Soligor branded lens variants out there Wink


PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about these two?!? Surprised






PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't know. I have #1, but can only guess at the maker - Fujita ?
#2 looks like Kyoei in style


PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
Don't know. I have #1, but can only guess at the maker - Fujita ?
#2 looks like Kyoei in style


Hmm, that is interesting. I have several Cine (Soligor Elitar) lenses with "Y" in the serial number. I guess there can be some connection?


PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Certainly there could be a connection.
I know that there were 1950's Soligor branded lenses made by Fujita, Kyoei, and for that matter Tamron.
Any of these, and of course others too, could have supplied SLR, rangefinder and cine lenses.


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quick question: is the Soligor 2.8/105 (with a silver ring, T-4 + Minolta MD mount) worth buying (40 euros)???


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
TrueLoveOne wrote:
Quick question: is the Soligor 2.8/105 (with a silver ring, T-4 + Minolta MD mount) worth buying (40 euros)???


What sort of a question is that? Shocked

If you were on my bread and water budget, I would say no. Sad

But if your circumstances are very different to mine, then it's really not a lot of money and even if it turns out to be no good, you will learn from the experience. I think learning from mistakes has a value. Gaining experience is the same as paying for a proper formal education. Wink


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's the kind of question people ask when there are hardly any examples from this lens..... and 40 euros isn't the amount i'd like to spend just to try it out, because i already have MD 2.5/100 and Meyer 2.8/100.....


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Soligor 2.8/105
Samples from Luis on this forum :
http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-komine-105-2-8-preset-t8179,highlight,%2Bsoligor+%2B105+%2B2+%2B8.html


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Soligor 105 has shown some excellent imagery.
40 Euros seems quite a reasonable price to me.
If you want it go after it.
OH

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Olivier! Seen that, looks nice, but the lens i am offered is a different one, it has the aperture settings at the bottom.



I am getting curious about this focal length. I love the MD 2.5/100, and the past 2 days i've been playing aroud with the Meyer 2.8/100, and that is extremely nice as well (will post about that when i get home next week).
And now this one popped up...... (that GAS..... somebody help me!)


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about the zoom mc soligor 75/150 f/3,5 with serial number 37xxxxx?

Anybody knows?


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Most late Soligors are made either:
by SUN: http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-3-my-sun-zoom-family-t54946.html
by Kobori: http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-9-thy-name-shall-any-more-be-called-kiron-but-kobori-t54945,highlight,+soligor.html
or Tokina which usually starts with serial number 1.

Yours should be SUN.


PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
BTW, That catalog shows at least four different manufacturers, and possibly more.

Tokina
Tamron
Kawakami/Kawanon
Sun (chrome ears presets seem to have been ID'ed as Sun)


Soligor's chrome ears presets are made by different manufacturers, for example this one seems not to be made by Sun. May be Tokina despite the M before 17 in s/n ?




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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pancolart wrote:
Most late Soligors are made either:
by SUN: http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-3-my-sun-zoom-family-t54946.html
by Kobori: http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-9-thy-name-shall-any-more-be-called-kiron-but-kobori-t54945,highlight,+soligor.html
or Tokina which usually starts with serial number 1.

Yours should be SUN.


Thanks a lot.

It seems better to let it go.


PostPosted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ManualFocus-G wrote:
Really useful, thanks! So the really long lenses were simple doublets... Shocked

One leaflet seems to be mistaken. Here from another thread http://forum.mflenses.com/tokina-600-8-preset-t59542.html

8/600mm: 3 elements in 3 groups.
8/800mm: 4 elements in 2 groups.


PostPosted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
TrueLoveOne wrote:
Thanks Olivier! Seen that, looks nice, but the lens i am offered is a different one, it has the aperture settings at the bottom.



I am getting curious about this focal length. I love the MD 2.5/100, and the past 2 days i've been playing aroud with the Meyer 2.8/100, and that is extremely nice as well (will post about that when i get home next week).
And now this one popped up...... (that GAS..... somebody help me!)


Sooo, TLO, did you buy it?
OH


PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Brochure rescanned Reply with quote
Braddanman wrote:
Rescanned document.
I hope it proves useful.


Never heard of this big guy before. Vivitar, Noritar, yes, but Soligor, no.
Beautiful piece of glass and metal!
Thanks for sharing.


PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LCE have a 24mm 2.5 atm in good condition and boxed, can't quite make out the serial number, yours for £49 here http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Used/Vintage-Soligor-24mm-f2.5-FD_74639.html


PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
@ OH: it's still there..... i think i'm gonna let it go... bought too much already this month!!


PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a sun zoom 65/130 or so.

It had high contrast, strong colors -saturated. But no much resolution.

The soligors sun lenses have similar rendering?


PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
1966 soligor brochure by "casualcollector" http://forum.mflenses.com/1966-soligor-brochure-big-files-t59831,highlight,%2Bsoligor.html


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:12 am    Post subject: Hi from new member Reply with quote
Just thought Id say hi to all. I have just bought a Soligor 135mm 3.5 off ebay and found this forum for manual lenses.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:21 am    Post subject: Re: Hi from new member Reply with quote
Richard Hallford wrote:
Just thought Id say hi to all. I have just bought a Soligor 135mm 3.5 off ebay and found this forum for manual lenses.

Welcome Richard.
When you take some images it would be great to see a picture of your lens and its results.
Cheers
OH


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:59 am    Post subject: Re: Hi from new member Reply with quote
Richard Hallford wrote:
Just thought Id say hi to all. I have just bought a Soligor 135mm 3.5 off ebay and found this forum for manual lenses.


Welcome, looking forward to your results Wink
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