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Vivitar FD 135mm f/2.8

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2011-07-26

ProfHankD

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8.3
Well built, built-in shade, good IQ, cheap, f/2.8
Heavy, lenscap fits over shade

Mine is a 28 serial number, built by Komine. Actually, I own several.

Common and really cheap on eBay, under $20 including shipping. Slightly soft (low contrast) wide open, but IQ typical of a good 135mm f/2.8 -- and most 135mm lenses are pretty good. My favorite lens to use on tubes/bellows, IQ that way is better than some macro lenses. Built-in shade is nice. Not light, but compact and very well-built solid metal body.

Only annoyance is that lens cap fits over built-in shade, which makes it bump into any filter when the shade is pushed back.