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kenetik
Joined: 02 Mar 2014 Posts: 521
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 3:01 am Post subject: Sears 135/3.5 Zebra, Interesting Looking Lens... |
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kenetik wrote:
Today was a good day for buying second hand goods from one of the few remaining local Camera Shops. The most interesting looking lens I picked up is this Sears 135mm 3.5 which is the subject of this post. It is a screwmount lens that had a Nikon adapter on it already. It is a preset and has somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 aperture blades.
Here are some pics of the lens, followed by samples and comments. If anyone could tell me by whom/when this lens was most likely made, I would be fascinated to know.
#1 - stopped down
#2 - 100% crop from image above
#3 - This is an unprocessed OOC jpeg
#4 - Another unprocessed OOC jpeg
#5 Wide open bokeh is tremendously busy
#6 Wide open images are glowy
#7 Still, resolves nicely for an old lens when stopped down
#8 Even at a distance good detail is captured, as shown in the pic below followed by 100% crop
Thanks for looking, Ken _________________ ________________________________________________________
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bmwtraveler
Joined: 07 Aug 2010 Posts: 23 Location: Bakersfield,Ca
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 4:39 am Post subject: |
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bmwtraveler wrote:
maybe early 60s t mount,Kyoei,Komura maybe, in front of len number the letter looks like a Sigma emblem but I don't think Sigma was making lens back then |
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kenetik
Joined: 02 Mar 2014 Posts: 521
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:40 am Post subject: |
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kenetik wrote:
bmwtraveler wrote: |
maybe early 60s t mount,Kyoei,Komura maybe, in front of len number the letter looks like a Sigma emblem but I don't think Sigma was making lens back then |
It is a t mount, based on a list of komura lenses that came up, I think it could be a Komura unidapter 135/3.5. _________________ ________________________________________________________
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 5999 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Looks good whatever it is.
OH |
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Nordentro
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 4713 Location: Lillehammer, Norway
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 9:24 am Post subject: |
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Nordentro wrote:
Perhaps Sankor made?
First time I see this type. _________________ Lars | Manuellfokus.no |
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casualcollector
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 749 Location: Spaced out on Florida's Space Coast
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:55 am Post subject: |
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casualcollector wrote:
I got this lens and its 35mm f-3.5 brother with a first generation Sears SL11 several years ago. Mine is T mount with Nikon adapter. My hunch is Sigma. 1965 vintage, give or take a year.
_________________ In Search Of "R" Serial Soligors
Found: 135/2.8 #R407660, 200/4 #R405526, 300/5.5 #R411127 |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 11:36 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Ditto, though I am only guessing, it is a very early Sigma.
Its not similar to known Sankyo or Komura lenses of the time. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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kenetik
Joined: 02 Mar 2014 Posts: 521
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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kenetik wrote:
BMW was right in that it does look like the Sigma logo. I didn't realize this lens had a shorter friend of the same vintage, thanks for sharing Casual Collector. They certainly have an interesting style. _________________ ________________________________________________________
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