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Jan 13, 2020 14:56 |  #1

I have seen quite a few posts regarding the 135mm Rokinon f/2.8 as a portrait lens for full frame cameras. Most of these postings praise the Rokinon for its low price and very decent I/Q.

However here is the least expensive lens that I own... It is a Sears Auto 135mm f/2.8 (made by Tokina I believe) which comes in an M-42 mount and can be adapted with a very inexpensive "dumb" adapter...

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I purchased this lens for $11.00 dollars plus a few bucks shipping from the Goodwill Auction site. Not bad quality for a bit over eleven bucks :p

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Feb 21, 2020 01:10 |  #2

Some cheap but excellent old lens for Portraiture:

Jupiter-9
Pancolar 50mm f/1.8
canon 135L




  
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Feb 27, 2020 18:39 |  #3

Makes the skin look like plastic. :-)


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Feb 28, 2020 13:21 |  #4

RPCrowe wrote in post #18991427 (external link)
I have seen quite a few posts regarding the 135mm Rokinon f/2.8 as a portrait lens for full frame cameras. Most of these postings praise the Rokinon for its low price and very decent I/Q.

However here is the least expensive lens that I own... It is a Sears Auto 135mm f/2.8 (made by Tokina I believe) which comes in an M-42 mount and can be adapted with a very inexpensive "dumb" adapter...

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IMAGE LINK: https://photos.smugmug​.com …f2.8_4733-X3.jpg&lb=1&s=A  (external link) on Smugmug

I purchased this lens for $11.00 dollars plus a few bucks shipping from the Goodwill Auction site. Not bad quality for a bit over eleven bucks :p

How Rokinon hasn't made an AF version yet is beyond me




  
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