Best T or T2 mount lenses? Accura info?

[GeorgeDexter]

I found and old Accura Supertel 105mm f2.4 preset lens in the T mount. I can't find much out about this lens, but it seems quite sharp, even wide open, and the bokeh is quite nice (I think I count 15 aperture blades?!). Does anybody else have any recommendations for cheap T (or T2) mount lenses that are good quality? Or any info about Accura? The lens was made in Japan, but the address in the box is Flushing, NY.

P.S.: I'm not interested in mirror lenses or 500mm telephotos.

 

[GeorgeDexter]

Come on people, nobody's ever had a t-mount lens they liked?

 

[Marc Akemann]

Never had a t-mount lens, George. I did have an Accura 135mm f2.8 Diamatic lens with a non-ai Nikon mount back in the mid-90s. Purchased it for around $10 or so at a flea market. Kept it for just a short time. I called it a 135/2.8 Diabetic lens because it lacked a sweet spot.

Marc

 

[Time Freeze]

The Accura 105 2.4 is the same as the Spiratone 2.5 (Accura cheated a little ). The Spiratone is a decent lens. There is someone on Flickr that did side by side comparisons with the Spiratone and the Nikon 105 2.5. Do a Google search for the Spiratone 105 2.5 and the link to Flickr should come up.

 

[GeorgeDexter]

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the info. I'll let you know if it has a sweet spot, Marc.

 

[Yeeski]

My understanding is that Accura is the brand name used by Sigma to market their lenses in the 1960s. Sigma also supplied rebranded lenses to many resellers back then, including Spiratone.