Yep, that's the lens -- SoligOr! And like you, I don't
think I ever took a photo with it either
Thanks for the info! No need to copy the box or specs
-- Like I said it won't be mine much longer.
--- Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Stephen Walker wrote:
>
> > Three of the lenses i'm selling are third-party.
> A
> > CPC 28mm, A Tokina 80-200, and a Soligar 35-70.
> No
> > bids on any of 'em yet, but SIX people put the
> Soligar
> > Zoom on their watch list, while nobody seems to be
> > interested in the other two.
> >
> > Is there something about this lens I don't know? I
> > mean, it looks like a nice lens: It's fast
> (f2.5/3.5)
> > and has a seperate macro-extension ring. But, I
> never
> > really used it -- I bought it used with a camera
> body
> > and I've never cared much for 35-70 zooms in
> general
> > (I'd rather just have a 28mm and 50mm prime).
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Are you sure it's a Solig-A-r or is it a Solig-O-r?
> The speed and
> separate macro ring identify it to me as a Soligor
> "CD" lens. The "CD"
> designation on Soligor lenses indicated a premium
> lens and was Soligor's
> answer to Vivitar's "Series 1" designation.
>
> I know about this lens since I happen to have one.
> I only know that
> it's a "CD" lens since it says so on the box.
> Fortunately, there's also
> a picture of the lens and the specs (including MTF
> graphs) on the box
> otherwise I wouldn't know that the box and the lens
> go together. I
> think the Soligor marketers screwed up on this lens
> by not marking the
> lens itself as "CD" as "CD" in those days also meant
> a premium price.
>
> Anyhow, it is unusual for its speed and that the
> macro range goes all
> the way down to 1:2.7 which was unusual for the day.
>
> The build quality is excellent but I can't tell you
> how it actually
> performs. I've probably owned it for 10 years and
> have never taken a
> photo with it. I have way too many lenses that
> cover that focal range.
> I should give it a try sometime.
>
> If you're interested, I have a scan of one side of
> the box with the
> specs and MTF graphs. It's a JPEG of about 110KB.
> Contact me off list
> if you'd like a copy.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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