Vivitar (Komine) MC Close Focus 28/2.8

no-X · Last edited by no-X on Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:00 pm; edited 1 time in total

My first Komine arrived today and I'm really impressed. Compared to Series 1 28/1.9, this one is Shocked

even sharper
less CA
slightly better bokeh
slightly less disturbing OOF lights (sometimes very nice, another time funny-looking, depends on situation)
more contrasty (not have to be an advantage, depends on situation)
focusing: 23cm

Many thanks to peterqd for excellent recommendation.

Here are some fresh samples (today's weather wasn't as good as yesterday's, that's why the sky is different - it's not caused by the lens)

wide opened (f/2.8 )

f/8

bokeh:

wide opened (f/2.8 ):

f/5:

f/8:

full resolution:

AhamB · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 733 Location: Germany

Lovely shots! There is definitely some visible CA in the landscape shots, but it looks like that could be corrected quite well.

I have the Vivitar 28/2.0 Close Focus (same reproduction ration 1:5), but I still need to test it. The only thing I noticed is that it has quite some barrel distortion.

no-X · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

Thanks. There is some CA definitely, but it's lower than on any other 28mm I've tested (SMC Takumar 28/3.5, Macro Makinon 28/2.8, Kiron Vivitar 28/2.5 and Tokina Vivitar 28/1.9). I think my 28mm search is at the end, I doubt there is any other lens in this price segment, which would be better.

As for barrel distorsion (I holded the camera a bit awry Laughing