Originally posted by pepperberry farm SMU shots are forthcoming; this will have to hold you circus animals for another day or so:
Noooo.
It is one of the two C/D P I miss!!
I have the 2/28mm and the 2/135mm with me, and I made a proposal for a spotless 2.8/200mm. The seller seems to agree...
So I still miss your 2/35mm and the 2.8/55mm Macro.
All were made by Tokina in the first half of the seventies, and were part of a "pro" line that was meant to compete with Vivitar's Series 1.
I consider them beautiful lenses of the highest build standards.
A pity they were never made in PK mount
Quoting the title of another thread, the 28mm controls my mind
Seriously, it is one of the very few 28mm of that time that performs in such an amazing way. Wide open, and at minimum focusing distance, the sharpness is impressive.
I still have to try it in different conditions, though. For the moment I'm very impressed.
I have used the 135mm much more, especially for portraits and in very low light: great portrait lens, the best fast 135mm optic I've used so far!
I also have a Soligor Macro C/D 2.8/100mm, also made by Tokina and looking exactly as the others, but doesn't have the red "P".
I guess it was made a couple years later, so it doesn't belong to the "Pro" family.
The 28mm and 135mm are in my opinion two very valuable lenses.
Both are available on eBay now, sold from Poland. The price is very reasonable, IMHO. It's about half the price I consider appropriate.
The first round they didn't sell, which confirms that few people know about this line of Soligor lenses, and even fewer are aware of how good they are, how well built... and how cool they look on a K-1!
The 35mm, 55mm macro and the 200mm should be a little less desirable than the other two, cause there are more high quality alternatives with the same focal/speed. Though I believe they should be good, if they are any close to the two I had the chance to try.
I'm very curious to know what's your impression with the 35mm, after you shoot the first round of pictures.
I'm a little envious of your finding... but I wish you happy shooting anyway