Darren,
I owned this lens for a while, then sold it. Of all the lenses I've
sold, this is the only one I truly regret letting go of. I never had
the 1:1 adapter, but performance down to 1:2 was superb, even wide
open, which meant it made a fantastic portrait lens too. This is one
of those lenses that bestowed a special "something", impossible to
pinpoint or describe, to the pics taken with it.
I've been on the lookout for a replacement for over a year, but they
are rare on the used market, and never at prices I can justify (I
already own a 77 Ltd and a Sigma 105mm macro). I hope you know that
$140 is an incredibly low price. I've seen the 1:1 adapter on its own
sell for that much.
Enjoy it! And I hope your dad is well and returns home in as good
spirits as you :-)
--M
http://EnticingTheLight.com
A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment
On 7 March 2010 16:50, CheekyGeek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Came home from a visit with my Dad in an Omaha hospital yesterday with
> a bit of extra cargo. A lens I never thought I'd get the chance to
> own: Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 Macro (otherwise known as the Bokina).
> Got it in a K-mount (along with the matching 1:1 converter) and also a
> genuine Pentax M42 adapter for the grand total of $140. It happened to
> show up on Craigslist a few days before and I was happy to find it
> still available when I got there on Friday. As it turns out the lens
> was literally 6 blocks away from the hospital that my dad was in. It
> is a gorgeous lens and I'll share some pictures of it (and with it in
> coming days). I bought it from the original owner and have the
> original manual and registration card, dated March 10, 1981.
>
> I'm also wanting to do some 1:2 and portrait side-by-side comparison
> shots with it and the Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro that I got a couple of
> weeks ago. (I don't have the 1:1 adapter for the Tamron. Maybe those
> comparioson will be useful to someone.
>
> The guy also had a SMC K 500mm f4.5 with original case that could only
> be fairly described as MINT. That is a BIG lens with an objective lens
> nearly the size of a SAUCER.
>
> Darren Addy
> Kearney, NE
>
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