The Off-Brand Club!!

c a sugg · 06-27-2009, 06:06 PM

I hope vintage examples are OK.

Quantaray 24mm 2.8

I remember it as being rather on the murky side. And the corners.....
Still, I got some shots out of it that I just wouldn't have otherwise.
Printing on Varilour probably didn't help.

Hospital under demolition 1977. SP500 or H3v.
Church -- Scottish Rite Temple -- VCU Theater 1979 SP500 or Spotmatic

Attached Images

Blue · 06-27-2009, 10:21 PM

I like historical images like that.

kuuan · 06-30-2009, 11:53 PM

there was some mentioning of Soligor on the second page of this thread, but not too many lenses presented yet.

I have a Soligor 180mm f3.5:

some more shots also mostlty at ISO 800 in this set: Soligor 180mm f3.5 - a set on Flickr

I once did a small test against the S-M-C Takumar 200mm f4:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/kuuan/for%20posting/comparecentrecopy.jpg

or in words I find it sharper than the Tak 200/4, specially at wide apertures, and it is lighter and faster.

Because I liked this lens I later also got another old M42 Soligor preset with the same 'face', a 25mm f2.8 lens, but I found it just average.

georgweb · 07-01-2009, 05:37 AM

c a sugg, what a said view and well captured.

Andreas / kuuan, nothing left to be desired as a full open performance. What serial number is that ?
(now that you mention the previous discussion on Soligor). PS: Here's what I had found about it.

MC Jupiter 37A on K100D (135/3.5 M42 lens)

Best, Georg (the other)

Last edited by georgweb; 07-01-2009 at 05:48 AM.

kuuan · 07-01-2009, 09:29 AM

yes, this was wide open, just as the other photos taken during this concert linked above

This is an old M42 preset version, the lens is not with me now so I cannot verify it's serial number. I neither have very good photos of it, but these two which I had uploaded to my hosting site when I just had received the lens:

the comparison shots with the Tak 200/4 and Pentax FA J 75-300 at 200mm, they are 100& crops and I just post the links as they are too big to directly show here:

center performance:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/kuuan/comparecentrecopy.jpg
right lower corner:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/kuuan/comparecopy.jpg

georgweb · 07-01-2009, 10:25 AM

Hi Andreas,
I really like that old-school mechanics. Another 1KG Jules-Verne-style monster .-)
You might consider bumping it up in the lens fetish thread also.
Best, Georg (the other)

kuuan · 07-01-2009, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by georgweb

Hi Andreas,
I really like that old-school mechanics. Another 1KG Jules-Verne-style monster .-)
You might consider bumping it up in the lens fetish thread also.
Best, Georg (the other)

ha, ha Georg, but I may wait for posting it at the fetish thread until I take better pictures of it.
Me too I like it's body, all metal body, very similar focus ring to those of Takumars. As mentioned I later had bought another Soligor of the same line, a 25mm f2.8 preset but whose optical performance did not impress me that much:

the photos of the 180mm f3.5 do mislead a bit, this lens actually is quite a bit lighter and smaller than e.g the Takumar 200 f4

that shot of your's with the MC Jupiter 37A is special, and it is a great lens which deserved mentioning in that thread: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/64890-whats-go...-look-out.html

Last edited by kuuan; 07-01-2009 at 10:53 AM.

Squier · 07-03-2009, 06:01 AM

Howzabout a Kobori Koboron 'A' 24-70 f3.5/4.8

stevebrot · 07-03-2009, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by Squier

Howzabout a Kobori Koboron 'A' 24-70 f3.5/4.8

Koboron! That is about as obscure as it gets...nice results though

Steve

Flacosaurio · 07-03-2009, 10:13 AM

Do Auto-Chinons count?? I love this one, even if it's a little blurry. I took it with my 50mm f/1.9...

Blue · 07-03-2009, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by Flacosaurio

Do Auto-Chinons count?? I love this one, even if it's a little blurry. I took it with my 50mm f/1.9...

No Chinons don't count. Send it to me for proper disposal.

c a sugg · 07-03-2009, 10:22 PM

Picked up a Chinon kit; CM-4s, 28 2.8, 135 2.8 and 50 1.9 for next to nothing at a flea market a few weeks ago, all clean and working perfectly. The tele and wide are MC. Color was with the 50 on a K200D. B&W are done on 5 years out of date Plus-X souped in Rodinal. 28 looks good out to the corners, which was kind of a surprise.

bugsy · 07-07-2009, 09:47 AM

Pentacon 3.5/30, hand-held, no PP.

Squier · 07-07-2009, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Koboron! That is about as obscure as it gets...nice results though

Steve

Thanks Steve - didnt cost much. Most people seem to avoid them

Fixcinater · 07-13-2009, 01:51 PM

Got bored the other day and decided to take off the Takumar 35mm f/3.5 that I've been shooting with an adapter on my Canon 40D. Taped my FED 3B's Industar-61 in it's place, and shot a few pseudo-macros with it.

Lastly, the shot of the FED 3 is with the Pentax S-M-C Tak 35mm f/3.5 at f/8.

06-30-2009, 11:53 PM	#423
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	Soligor 180mm f3.5 there was some mentioning of Soligor on the second page of this thread, but not too many lenses presented yet. I have a Soligor 180mm f3.5: some more shots also mostlty at ISO 800 in this set: Soligor 180mm f3.5 - a set on Flickr I once did a small test against the S-M-C Takumar 200mm f4: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/kuuan/for%20posting/comparecentrecopy.jpg or in words I find it sharper than the Tak 200/4, specially at wide apertures, and it is lighter and faster. Because I liked this lens I later also got another old M42 Soligor preset with the same 'face', a 25mm f2.8 lens, but I found it just average.

07-03-2009, 10:22 PM	#432
c a sugg Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Richmond, VA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 88	Picked up a Chinon kit; CM-4s, 28 2.8, 135 2.8 and 50 1.9 for next to nothing at a flea market a few weeks ago, all clean and working perfectly. The tele and wide are MC. Color was with the 50 on a K200D. B&W are done on 5 years out of date Plus-X souped in Rodinal. 28 looks good out to the corners, which was kind of a surprise. Attached Images

07-07-2009, 09:47 AM	#433
bugsy New Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 12	Pentacon 3.5/30, hand-held, no PP. Last edited by bugsy; 06-25-2014 at 02:23 PM.

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06-27-2009, 06:06 PM	#421
c a sugg Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Richmond, VA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 88	I hope vintage examples are OK. Quantaray 24mm 2.8 I remember it as being rather on the murky side. And the corners..... Still, I got some shots out of it that I just wouldn't have otherwise. Printing on Varilour probably didn't help. Hospital under demolition 1977. SP500 or H3v. Church -- Scottish Rite Temple -- VCU Theater 1979 SP500 or Spotmatic Attached Images

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Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	I like historical images like that.

07-01-2009, 05:37 AM	#424
georgweb Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,386	c a sugg, what a said view and well captured. Andreas / kuuan, nothing left to be desired as a full open performance. What serial number is that ? (now that you mention the previous discussion on Soligor). PS: Here's what I had found about it. MC Jupiter 37A on K100D (135/3.5 M42 lens) Best, Georg (the other) Last edited by georgweb; 07-01-2009 at 05:48 AM.

07-01-2009, 09:29 AM	#425
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	yes, this was wide open, just as the other photos taken during this concert linked above This is an old M42 preset version, the lens is not with me now so I cannot verify it's serial number. I neither have very good photos of it, but these two which I had uploaded to my hosting site when I just had received the lens: the comparison shots with the Tak 200/4 and Pentax FA J 75-300 at 200mm, they are 100& crops and I just post the links as they are too big to directly show here: center performance: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/kuuan/comparecentrecopy.jpg right lower corner: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/kuuan/comparecopy.jpg

07-01-2009, 10:25 AM	#426
georgweb Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,386	Hi Andreas, I really like that old-school mechanics. Another 1KG Jules-Verne-style monster .-) You might consider bumping it up in the lens fetish thread also. Best, Georg (the other)

07-01-2009, 10:39 AM	#427
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	Originally posted by georgweb Hi Andreas, I really like that old-school mechanics. Another 1KG Jules-Verne-style monster .-) You might consider bumping it up in the lens fetish thread also. Best, Georg (the other) ha, ha Georg, but I may wait for posting it at the fetish thread until I take better pictures of it. Me too I like it's body, all metal body, very similar focus ring to those of Takumars. As mentioned I later had bought another Soligor of the same line, a 25mm f2.8 preset but whose optical performance did not impress me that much: the photos of the 180mm f3.5 do mislead a bit, this lens actually is quite a bit lighter and smaller than e.g the Takumar 200 f4 that shot of your's with the MC Jupiter 37A is special, and it is a great lens which deserved mentioning in that thread: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/64890-whats-go...-look-out.html Last edited by kuuan; 07-01-2009 at 10:53 AM.

07-03-2009, 06:01 AM	#428
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706	Howzabout a Kobori Koboron 'A' 24-70 f3.5/4.8

07-03-2009, 07:53 AM	#429
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007 Original Poster	Originally posted by Squier Howzabout a Kobori Koboron 'A' 24-70 f3.5/4.8 Koboron! That is about as obscure as it gets...nice results though Steve

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Flacosaurio Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santiago, CL Photos: Albums Posts: 43	Do Auto-Chinons count?? I love this one, even if it's a little blurry. I took it with my 50mm f/1.9...

07-03-2009, 11:02 AM	#431
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by Flacosaurio Do Auto-Chinons count?? I love this one, even if it's a little blurry. I took it with my 50mm f/1.9... No Chinons don't count. Send it to me for proper disposal.

07-07-2009, 10:01 AM	#434
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706	Originally posted by stevebrot Koboron! That is about as obscure as it gets...nice results though Steve Thanks Steve - didnt cost much. Most people seem to avoid them

07-13-2009, 01:51 PM	#435
Fixcinater Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 409	Got bored the other day and decided to take off the Takumar 35mm f/3.5 that I've been shooting with an adapter on my Canon 40D. Taped my FED 3B's Industar-61 in it's place, and shot a few pseudo-macros with it. Lastly, the shot of the FED 3 is with the Pentax S-M-C Tak 35mm f/3.5 at f/8.