Affordable 135 for portraits.

[Nightmarehour182]

Any suggestions?

 

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[Alex Cremers]

What do you mean with "affordable"? 50 bucks or 500 bucks?

[mdm]

I have MINOLTA MD TELE ROKKOR 135MM F2.8 which cost me $80 on eBay, however in order to pair it with Fuji-X camera you need an adapter. There are two options - plain adapter (without glass) may be about $30 - $100 which multiply the focal length by 1.5 so you'd have 200mm and so called Focal Reducer which gives you original focal length and even one additional stop of light - 135mmf2 in my case, but it will cost you about $100 - $500. I have Metabones Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x ($450). Cheaper Chinese adapters (~$100-$200) may or may not provide an acceptable IQ.

[milandro]

aside any old lens (with and adapter), among the new ones do consider the Samyang  135 f2

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1110691-REG/samyang_sy135m_fx_135mm_f_2_lens_for.html

 

[lleo]

My 2 cents Super Takumar 135 both 3,5 and 2,4 and Tair 11A. However it depends on your personal taste. Each lens has its own flavour.

[edarto]

I use the Nikon 135mm f3.5 Ai with Metabones adaptor on my X-t2. Great lens, build like a tank. Can be had for EUR 85,= (in the Netherlands) in minty shape.

The Nikon 135mm f2.8 is slightly better but is bit more expensive like about EUR 120-150,= 

[Rap Fotografie]

105/2.5 nikkor with adapter (preferably a speedbooster or zhonghy) the 105/1.8 ais is even better

Samyang 135/2 in an FX mount (Canon or Nikon) with adapter.

55/1.2 nikkor with adapter

100mm f2.8 Fujinon EBC M42 with adapter

Helios 58/2 on Zhonghy speedbooster