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Soligor 200m f4.5 on an E-PL2
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:35 pm    Post subject: Soligor 200m f4.5 on an E-PL2 Reply with quote
Received this lens off an eBay seller yesterday after paying the princely sum of £3.50 for it. I have been trying out today and I must say that I am pleased with the results so far on the end of my E-PL2 with an M42 to m43 adapter.


f4.5
ISO 500
1/400


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fix contrast and it will be even better! Thank you for sharing !


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is the original. I thought it needed a bit more contrast but I stand corrected. I'm always grateful for any advice. Thanking you!



PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheap, cheap, cheap! Is this the skinny preset version with green numbers and silver flashes? I never had much luck with it to be honest, seemed soft and low resolution. But, for £3.50...Very Happy


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've also had this lens seemed quite nice ... Very Happy


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it is the 'chrome ears model' they aren't bad for the price they go for. I've got three ( 30, 135, 300 ) and love them. Not the greatest lens in the world, but very acceptable and a very good lens to figure out the whole "manual focus" thing with.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lloydy wrote:
If it is the 'chrome ears model' they aren't bad for the price they go for. I've got three ( 30, 135, 300 ) and love them. Not the greatest lens in the world, but very acceptable and a very good lens to figure out the whole "manual focus" thing with.

+1 They were my training lenses Cool


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
mo wrote:
Lloydy wrote:
If it is the 'chrome ears model' they aren't bad for the price they go for. I've got three ( 30, 135, 300 ) and love them. Not the greatest lens in the world, but very acceptable and a very good lens to figure out the whole "manual focus" thing with.

+1 They were my training lenses Cool


Beware that there's plentt of chrome eared Soligors made by different manufacturers Wink

My 200/3.5 silver eared Tokina lens blows the silver eared 200/4.5 out of the water, for example. Good old Soligor Laughing


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good point and one I did not know!
I figure if it at least has a decent reputation and a great price so the risk is not to great.. it is worth trying....LBA does not help Wink.I find you only learn by using the lens yourself. Very Happy


PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I love LBA, and any lens for under a fiver is a great buy IMHO Very Happy


PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's the lens on the E-PL2. As you can see the snag with using these adaptors is that the lens seems to line up in the wrong place without needing adjustment.



PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting! That's not the lens I was thinking of. That model is often seen in the UK branded as Paragon. I believe it's from the same series as the 300/5.6, 400/6.3 and 500/8 and possibly is branded spiratone in the US.
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