105 Lens Wanted

[john hind]

I am looking for lens for the photon conversion.
Super takumar 105 preferred.
Anyone got one for sale.
Cheers john

[Tremo]

I am looking for lens for the photon conversion.
Super takumar 105 preferred.
Anyone got one for sale.
Cheers john

John, if you are thinking of going for a Takumar then my personal advice would be to get the 135mm. I have the 135mm and the 105mm fitted to Photons, and to be completely honest there is not much difference in the performance between them (magnification and FoV). The difference in S/H prices though can be quite substantial. A decent 135mm can sell for around £30, while the 105mm examples fetch £80+. I believe that the 105mm are in demand by the camera enthusiasts (?).

Tremo

[john hind]

Thanks for the information Tremo
I will widen my search. Just unscrewed the front off my photon 6.5 x 50. Very tight. I wouldent have chanced it if i hadent read that it could be done on here.
Cheers john

[Tremo]

Yeah, it does make you twitch for that moment when you are not quite sure if the housing is going to break/crack!

[chrisspiff]

john,be carefull with buying some of these 135 takumars i have 3 of them here all got wobbly barrels after 10-15 shots of me 22-250 through them.
got a soligor 135 f28 on it now solid as a rock and nice and clear also nice and cheap

[john hind]

Just bought a 135 off e bay bit with 14 day warenty.
Thanks for all the help
John

[john hind]

Just bought a 135 off e bay bit with 14 day warenty.
Thanks for all the help
John

[john hind]

Do the soligor lenses have the 42 mm thread

[chrisspiff]

yep they do,i just search 135mm m42 lens on evil bay.