Soligor Codes
1 = Tokina
2 = Sun
3 = Sun
4 = Sun
5 = ???
6 = Komine
7 = Sun
8 = ???
9 = Kino
31 = ??? *
A = Komura #
H4 = Kawanon ? #
H5 = Komine #
H6 = Komine #
H7= Tokina #
H37 = Kawanon? #
M = ??? #
N = ??? #
R = ??? #
T = Tamron #
Y = Komura #
Code system. First number = Maker.
Second number = Decade
Third number = Year
*Six digit lens date code unknown.
# Letter code lens date code unknown.
That is pretty much the best thinking on Soligor serial number codes.
The 'CD' line of Soligors were the better ones, direct competition to the Vivitar Series 1. There are many good Soligors, and a few that are junk, but out the dozen or so I've got only one is junk and I think that is actually faulty - decentered element. A few are very average lenses, but the rest range from decent to very good.
The 35 / 2.8 that I have, in M42, is the best Soligor I have, it's actually one of the best lenses I have in that 'wide' range, and is easily comparable to the legendary Vivitar Close Focus 28 / 2.8.
Last edited by Lloydy; 01-10-2013 at 03:26 PM.