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Subject: Re: [OM] Soligor lenses
From: Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 19:36:48 +0200
Dunay Gejza schrieb:
> 
> Soligor is producing about 10 lenses with Olympus mount (BTW, very
> cheap compared to Zuikos) - mainly zooms.  Do somebody on list have
> experiences with quality of them?

> Soligor is German company 

I´m not shure about that, at least this company is specialist in selling
optical products made somewere in East-Asia.

> but they
> looked cooperate with Cosina and I am very afraid about quality of
> their lenses ... 

The actual build lenses no longer look as solid as older lenses sold by
Soligor. Hearsay indicates, that the actual 90mm (?) macro is of good
optical quality, same with older 20mm and 28mm lenses of the "CD"
series.

> But buy the new 28/2,8 lens for less than $80 looks
> very atractive to me ( Zuiko 28/2,8 costs by Olympus Slovakia nearly
> exactly $500 - and yes, they are $US). 

Used ones are much cheaper. You might find them more often in Austria.  

> What is very interesting to me is mirror 500mm/5,6. They sale it with
> adaptall T2 for various camera brands. It is app. 1,2 kg. Do somebody
> have experiences with this lens (and its bokeh)?  It is nearly "macro"
> (nearest focus point 1,8 m).

How about Russian mirrors, they are relatively cheap?

> I am a long time playing with following idea: By us is possibly buy
> 500/5,6 and 1000/10,5 mirror lenses with M42x1 screw.

Are this some Russian mirrors?

> But now I saw this Soligor -German production -

I serious doubt that they sell German products.

>   The
> problem with Zuikos is that they are best for macro but any satisfied
> long tele option for nature photography ...

They are available, at a price...

Regards

Richard



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