 Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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nemesis101 wrote:
Well done..!
I did not contribute as I was waiting for our esteemed founder to weigh in with 'my' obvious choice, a Konica of some sort, probably the 40mm 'pancake' which is well on the way to legendary status but...
Hope the Vivitar gives you everything yoiu are looking for!
Doug
| gcogger wrote: |
OK, I've stopped dithering and made a decision 
I've ordered a Vivitar (manufactured by Komine) 28mm f/2. This is the 49mm filter close focus version and rumour has it that it may be better than the Kiron one. It was cheap enough at £45 in (apparently!) top condition, so I can try it without too much risk. I also remembered that I have an old, beaten up, Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 somewhere, so 28 + 50 makes more sense than 35 + 50. This was in Minolta MD fit so, as I've bought the adapter anyway, I couldn't resist a cheap (£20) Minolta 45mm f/2 pancake lens as well for when I want fast and light. Not really sensible, but when they're this cheap...
If I don't like the 28mm I'll sell it and get the Minolta MC 35mm f/1.8 which I've seen for about £80. I found someone who had compared it to the Canon and Nikon 35mm f/2 lenses and said that all 3 were equally sharp wide open.
Fingers crossed... |
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