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peterqd
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peterqd wrote:
I agree with Graham about the Vivitar 2.8/28 WA made by Komine (serial 28xxxx). It really is a hidden gem and very cheap usually. I've never tried any of the other Vivitars mentioned and I guess they're equally good, but I can honestly vouch for this one. The M42 version was my very first WA lens back in the 70s, then I bought a PK version in the 80s and recently a I bought a beautiful mint Minolta MD version, for £4.99 + pp. It does have to be closed down a stop or two for best performance, but I'm completely sold on this lens:
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francotirador wrote:
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| I agree with Graham about the Vivitar 2.8/28 WA made by Komine (serial 28xxxx). It really is a hidden gem and very cheap usually. I've never tried any of the other Vivitars mentioned and I guess they're equally good, but I can honestly vouch for this one. The M42 version was my very first WA lens back in the 70s, then I bought a PK version in the 80s and recently a I bought a beautiful mint Minolta MD version, for £4.99 + pp. It does have to be closed down a stop or two for best performance, but I'm completely sold on this lens: |
Then this would be one made by Komine? 
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peterqd
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
Yep, that's the one. Did it land on your foot? 
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francotirador
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, that's the one. Did it land on your foot? |
Even I did not buy it. It has a blow in the hoop of the filter and do not be if it has fungi. Euros ask for 50.-
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peterqd
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peterqd wrote:
Keep looking Franco, you should find a mint copy for around 20 Euros max.
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Boomer Depp wrote:
Just a note about bent filter rings....
Another photographer Boris Kosloff sent me an email inquiring about a few different 400mm lenses I have asking about the Tokina,Sigma and the Vivitar TX 400mm....he was on the hunt for a 400mm.
I recommended the Canon EF 400mm f5.6...he wrote back saying this lens was way out of his price range....I had three Vivitar 400mm TX lenses,one with a bent filter ring...told him,if I could straighten it,I would send it to him for the price of postage.
So basically following the instructions here... http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/filterringtool.html...the difference being I used bent in a circular fashion,stacked cardbord between two blocks of wood for the backing...and using a tapered soft wood plug which I slowly tapped with a ballpean hammer back to the original shape...only took about 10 minutes of light taping back and forth along the bend to restore to the original shape which was undetectable by the eye...by doing this with soft wood the threads were not damaged...tested by screwing on a B&W circular polarizer.
Sent the lens to him last week with a 1.5X TC and he got it on Thursday and was happy as a clam.
More pics of a similar repair here...http://www.pbase.com/pganzel/diy_straightening_lens_filter_rings
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PBFACTS wrote:
| peterqd wrote: |
| I agree with Graham about the Vivitar 2.8/28 WA made by Komine (serial 28xxxx). It really is a hidden gem and very cheap usually. I've never tried any of the other Vivitars mentioned and I guess they're equally good, but I can honestly vouch for this one. |
Most Komine made lenses are Very Very close to the prime lenses quality
In fact, you are sure that ALL komine made lenses are vg to excellent (Tokina, Tamron , Sigma, Kiron can also be very good or excellent but the gem's proportion is lower)
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+ Sigma 8mm 4.0 / 14mm 3.5 / 18-35 3.5-4.5
+ Tamron 35/105 2.8
+Tokina 150/500 5.6
+ Kiron 105/2.8 macro 1:1
+ Vivitar S1 90/180 falst field macro
+ 2x Doubler HR7
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+ i sell: OM Md1 + Md 2 + Grip PowerPack + charger
+ i sell: OM Zuiko 24mm 2.8 / 28mm 3.5 / 50mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.4 / 50mm 3.5 macro / 35-70 3.6 / 35-105 3.5-4.5 / 75-150 4 / 500mm / 2xA
+ i sell: OM Kiron 28/105 3.2-4.5 / 1.5 converter
+ i sell: OM Makinon reflex 5.6/300 + Spector reflex (makinon) 500mm
+ i sell: OM Macro panagor extender 1:1
+ i sell: OM Sigma 16mm 2.8 fisheye (last version) / 21-35 3.5-4.2 ot/ 28-70 2.8 /1000mm mirror
+ i sell: Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 / 28-80 sp 3.5-4.2 / 28-135 sp 4-4.5 / /28-200 3.5 / 35-135 3..5-4.5 / 90mm sp macro 1:1 2.8
+ i sell: OM Soligor 2x doubler / x3 converte
+ i sell: Soligor FisheEye x0.15
+ i sell: OM Tokina 28/135 4-4.6 / 70/210 3.5 (= vivitar S1 v2)
+ i sell: OM Vivitar 28-70 3.5-4.8 / 28-90 s1 2.8-3.5 / 35-70 2.8-3.8 / 55/2.8 Macro 1:1 (komine) / 70-150 3.8 ot (kiron) / 75-150 ot 3.8 (tokina + 2x matched)
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