> Well, strictly speaking it's not a lens by itself, but Vivitar's > Macro Focusing 2x TC is a handy piece of equipment. It's a great > combination of quality, price and utility and can be found for > about $75 on eBay.
The Vivitar Macro-Focusing 2X TC is indeed a very nice little piece of gear. It's a premium 2X TC right out of the bag (I'd say it's nearly the equal of the T6-2X and A 2X-S TC's), and when racked out a ways it does make many a lens into a nice close(r) focusing tool. > However, I would get the more expensive dedicated macro lens if I > could afford it, especially the Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 Macro or > the Pentax A 100/2.8 Macro. I have to agree with this, of course (and with the mention of those two lenses, as well), but I do think that Timothy's mention of the Viv macro TC was a good contribution to this thread - it's a good gadget for the occasional macro shooter, or for tucking in the bag just in case you might sometimes forget to bring a proper macro at the appropriate time. Fred
