Originally posted by renix Hi guys,
I'm looking for a 135mm lens, very sharp and that does not suffer from chromatic aberration. Currently I already own a tamron AP 90 2.5 with PKA ring (the one with the diaphragm transmission, to be clear) but I do not know if the TAMRON BBAR MULTI C. 135 / 2.8 ADAPTALL 2 can be the solution to what I look for. My budget limit is around 100 euros (which is why I'm not looking for autofocus, otherwise AF would be the best). I heard good things about CZJ, Petri, Takumar etc ... but the Tamron fascinates me. Tips?
Under 100€, there's the Jupiter 37A (Юпитер 37А) which I have and like a lot, it's f/3.5. There's the Jupiter 11A which I believe to be quite sharper but is half a stop slower. The Tair (Таир) 11A is in my opinion the best but is much more expensive and have a certain amount of chromatic aberrations, but it is f/2.8 and as sharp as the two others, and offerts magnifiscent flares. You can find the jupiters between 30 and 80€/£/$ (MC jupiter 37A makes the price jump) and the tair between 80 and 135€/$/£. There's also the MC APO Telezenitar which is f/2.8 and much sharper than the Others but has no character in my opinion, and it is much more expensive. (there's one on ebay sold at 250€ nearly)
Note : all the soviet lenses with a name ending with A has a interchangeable mount shank. (T2 type, only kood ones fits though)
Note^2 : I only talk about soviet lenses because I know them quite a lot and I think they are better than their japanese equivalent for less moyen most of the time.