At 2000 July 25 - Tuesday 21:14, Hans van Veluwen <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] Response to question on th...* saying
> : The other tamron lenses that are worth outstanding ratings are the 90mm
> macro,
> :the 180mm SPLD f2.5, the 300mm f2.8 (not the first light grey version) and
> the
> :400mm f4 primes. All these lenses are every bit as good as an original
> :manufacturer lens.
>
> Add the Tamron 35-105mm/F2.8 to that list...
There's one of these on ebay right now, as part of an Oly package.
>
> : What I miss in the Olympus lineup though is a 135mm f2 . I had one for my
> Canon
> : FD system for years and it was incredible. I know the zuiko 135mm f2.8
> is
> : supposed to be good but I want that extra stop and 100mm is not long
> enough and
> : 180mm f2 is too big. Is there another option that I do not know about?
> How is
> : the Vivitar 135mm f2.3? or the Soligor 135mm f2? anything else?
Sure, from http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/table3.txt
3rd party lenses:
Make FL f/ year price present-value type notes
vivitar 135 1.5 68 $390 $1,853 preset tele (T-
mount)
soligor 135 1.5 77 $400 $1,108 preset tele (T-2 mount)
vivitar 135 1.8 68 $230 $1,093 preset tele (T-mount)
spiratone 135 1.8 70 $100 $429 preset tele
soligor 135 1.8 70 $300 $1,286 preset tele (T-2 mount)
spiratone 135 1.8 73 $135 $513 auto tele
soligor 135 1.8 73 $330 $1,255 auto tele
sigma 135 1.8 74 $230 $800 auto tele
rokunar 135 1.8 75 $180 $560 auto tele
samigon 135 1.8 75 $260 $808 auto tele
sigma 135 1.8 76 $250 $728 auto tele (XQ)
spiratone 135 1.8 77 $100 $277 auto tele (MC)
formula 5 135 1.8 77 $225 $623 auto tele
kyvyx cor 135 2 68 $209 $993 preset tele komura
soligor 135 2 76 $280 $816 auto tele
The "present value" is the original price, inflation adjusted to
1998.
If you're willing to go a little longer, how about:
http://www.cameraquest.com/zoomar13.htm
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