Hi, Paul. [comments interspersed] >>> Well, it's not as if the VS1 28/1.9 is exactly rare, either - I >>> think it might be the most common of the "original" (1970's) >>> line of VS1 lenses on eBay (which is ~not~ to say that it's not >>> good, but just to say that it's not a "once-in-a-lifetime find" >>> on eBay).
>> Well, I think that I may have overstated that somewhat- I think >> that the original VS1 70-210/3.5 (with 67mm filter threads) must >> be the most common. <sheepish grin> > Overstated is right, Fred! The 28/1.9 is readily found in other > mounts, but the aforementioned 28/1.9 specimen was only the fifth > PK sample I've seen since 1998...despite searching about 150 > online dealer listings each month around the world. [and] The > last 28/1.9PK that I had seen was listed in 2002 on a Russian site > for $90. [snip] Well, I readily bow to your expertise here, Paul. I can't claim to have looked all that carefully for one of 'em, and I guess I've probably been confusing the lens with another/others. <BIG sheepish grin at this point> I didn't have to work too hard to come up with my own K VS1 28/1.9 (and sometimes we're just lucky, I guess), and that probably played a part in my misstatement, too. > As for the 135/2.3, 200/3.0, and 35/1.9 (non-Series One), I've > seen but one to three PK samples of each. well, I have a K VS1 135/2.3, and I didn't have to work too hard for that one, either. However, I still don't have a K VS1 200/3. > Except for the 90-180/4.5, Series One zooms in PK mount are more > plentiful. The only two Series One primes that can be found in > less than an hour are the 90/2.5 macro and the 105/2.5 macro. Yes, there are a lot of the zooms out there, readily available, especially most of the VS1 70-210 variants. Besides the neat 90-180/4.5 macro zoom, there is at least another rare VS1 zoom - the 70-210/2.8-4 QDOS novelty. > The mirror lenses are a different story, since you can buy it in a > T2 fitted for Canon or Konica and change the mount. And the VS1 600/8 Solid Cats are not hard to come by at all (although the 800/11's are fewer and farther between, and the 450/4.5 Aspheric was really tough to come up with). As you have said, the T-mount advantage is quite helpful. (I simply can't imagine how difficult it would have been to come up with a 450/4.5 in K-mount if it were not a T-mount lens - <whew!>.) > To those who wish to collect Series One and Soligor C/D primes, > think Konica, Minolta, Olympus, or Canon manual focus. Horrors! Blasphemy! <g> Well, no - personally, I think I'd rather go without than have to switch to another system (I'm getting too old to start looking at other mounts - <g>). Your suggestion is entirely logical, Paul, but ya can't teach an ol' dog new tricks. Anyway, as I said, Paul, I do bow to your knowledge of the rarity of some of these critters. I do have a plan to eventually set up my own (selective) "cult classic" site, and, when it does come time to do so (i.e., when I can find the time to do so), I'd appreciate your input on a lot of the details (just to keep me from saying too many dumb things - <g>). Fred
