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Soligor 135mm f2.0-Nikon 135mm f2.0 What's the Going Price
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:58 pm    Post subject: Soligor 135mm f2.0-Nikon 135mm f2.0 What's the Going Price Reply with quote

What's the Going Price For Soligor 135/2 C/D and a Nikon 135mm F2.0 AIS?

I've been looking on Ebay and prices are all over the place.


PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nikon 400-500 USD, Soligor is depend from your luck up to 350 USD every price level is possible.


PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya I'm seeing @$200-$500 for the Soligor.


PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TBaker wrote:
Ya I'm seeing @$200-$500 for the Soligor.


I think maximum what I pay for Soligor that is 300 USD. No reason to pay more if I can buy a Nikon around 500 USD.


PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is the Nikon 135 F2 a better lense?


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:41 am    Post subject: Re: Soligor 135mm f2.0-Nikon 135mm f2.0 What's the Going Pri Reply with quote

TBaker wrote:
What's the Going Price For Soligor 135/2 C/D and a Nikon 135mm F2.0 AIS?

I've been looking on Ebay and prices are all over the place.


What about the Spiratone/Sigmatel 135mm f1.8 or perhaps the Porst version?

http://lens-reviews.com/forum/sigma-talk/sigmatel-multi-scalematic-135mm-f1-8/msg1219/?PHPSESSID=fmdrfbs0bl75ok5hoou8q3h5b2#msg1219

And another with the same images but this time with 100% crops:

http://forum.mflenses.com/sigmatel-135mm-f1-8-t10703.html


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Optically, I think the Soligor is a far superior lens to the Porst in the 135mm range. If you look around, the 72mm filter sized lenses are much better optically than the 77mm filter sized ones. In addition, the C/D on the Soligor stands for Computer Designed and was Soligor's top of the line in the 70's, competing with the excellent Tamron SP and Vivitar Series 1 lenses.

I recently got the Soligor 135mm f2.0 C/D in a MD mount, but have not yet got a chance to shoot with it. My only Minolta body is an X700 film camera. As I understand it, the MD and CD mounts are sought after now by many Four Thirds digital systems users.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can a MD mount be doctored to fit M42 mount easily?


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MD flange distance is shorter than M42. If it was longer, it might be possible. I think some adapters introduce an optical element to make flange distance differences work, but most people don't care for the extra optical element in the equation.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TBaker wrote:
Can a MD mount be doctored to fit M42 mount easily?


you can find soligor 135mm/2 in m42 mount, i did


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The 135/2 cd (tokina made) is a medium/good lens .. Low on constrast at f2
The vivitar s1 135 2.3 is better at full (a little bit lower) app.

Price of 200/300$ is too high for a medium quality lens


PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the soligor I bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=330493436511&si=C5eKDKvqOXjCawfhWnoa6d3EKak%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

It is real sharp wide open, if you can focus, hehe.

Quality seems excellent in my copy, but I guess they vary.

Handheld no PP


bigger:
http://g4.img-dpreview.com/CC87218A0BAD4ED3A93C3EF3AEFE331A.jpg
100%



here's a crop of the moon the other nite: