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WTB: Vivitar 28mm Close Focus - Olympus mount
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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:34 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:34 pm
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Update: I have found one Smile

Preferably from within the EU.
Does not have to look nice, but optics and
focusing must be in good order.

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Just a thought, but you could swap the mount from an OM 28/2.8 to a CF 28/2.8 that has a different mount perhaps? I have a 28/2.8 om and a 28/2.8 CF PKA.


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@twinquartz, I Have a Vivitar 28mm f2.5 with OM mount. It focuses in to about 18-20 cm. If there is another special close focus version, I don't know.


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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:44 pm
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Davs, Jutland!

Thanks for your reply.
The model I am after has the
words "Close Focus" printed/engraved on the
front ring of the lens.


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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:47 am
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twinquartz wrote:
Davs, Jutland!

Thanks for your reply.
The model I am after has the
words "Close Focus" printed/engraved on the
front ring of the lens.

What are you expecting to pay for one of these?
I have an excellent copy, OM mount, which I might be prepared to sell.


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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:27 pm
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Here's one for sale:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIVITAR-28mm-f2-8-WIDE-ANGLE-PRIME-LENS-OLYMPUS-MOUNT-/111238112682?pt=UK_Photography_VintagePhotography_VintagePhotoAccessories&hash=item19e64ee5aa


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Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:14 am
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Thanks for info.


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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:00 pm
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Did you find one yet?


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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:39 am
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Hi Woodrim,
Yes, I have, just a few weeks ago Smile


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Enjoying it? I think I just scored an f/2.0 version.


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Oh yes, I do enjoy it - even if mine is "just" a 2.8.
I also managed to find a Vivitar 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter,
which makes an interesting addition to my collection of usable items.
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