Hanimex (tokina) 135mm f2.8 16 blade aperture

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Been offered one of these for £20.
I know with 16 blades it falls into the monster bokeh category but is the lens actually any good?
 
it was ok in its day for a budget lens but that was long ago.
 
Thanks for that.
Further to the above, the lens was made by Tokyo Koki (aka Tokina) and branded as Hanimex.
Its a 135mm f2.8 preset lens.
My thinking was for £20 it might be a bit of fun on the Fuji XT1.
 
You cannot go too wrong for £20 can you? I'd expect it to be a little soft wide open, to sharpen up nicely through to f5.6 and the bokeh seems to be outstanding from the few samples I can see online. If you are into head and shoulder's portraits with creamy backgrounds it will be ideal. I've a Russian 135/4 that I rarely use but it cost me £20 and the one shot I have framed from it makes it worth the money. These old lenses do look very different from the modern sharpness-optimised lenses.
 
My thinking was the same. I could easily p*** £20 up the wall if i wanted to and have nothing to show for it.
Ok so it might not be in the same league as the CZJ's buts its mint with no fungus and should be a half decent performer.
 
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