Hi Paul,
Would you happen to know the minimum focus for your Yivitar 28/Close Focus
and max magnification?
Thanks,
Dan Scott
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>As luck would have it, I own a Kiron 28/2.0 in K-mount and am looking to
>sell it. I'm drowning in manual-focus fast 28s: Sigma 28/1.8, Vivitar
>Series 1 28/1.9, the Kiron, and (finally!) the Pentax SMC 28/2.0.
>
>I paid $100 from a Canadian shop in July 2000. It was conservatively rated
>8+. It looks immaculate, in fihish, glass, and function, with one
>exception: It takes considerable effort to lock it into the mount,
>suggesting that the flange tolerance is slightly off. (It has not affected
>the photo quality, however.) For this reason, I will sell it to a list
>member for $75 plus shipping.
>
>Actually, the 28/2.0 Kiron is not so difficult to come by in K-mount.
>There's currently one rated EX+ that is going for $135 at EP Levine
>(http:/www.Cameras.com, believe it or not). And I'm almost certain that
>Henry's in Canada (http;//www.henrys.com), where I bought mine, still
>advertises one or two of them in 8 or 8+.
>
>As a point of refernce, in 1986, a Bi-Rite ad sold the Kiron 28/2 for $62,
>the Vivitar 28/Close Focus for $75.
>
>
>Paul Franklin Stregevsky,
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>W: (703) 834-4648
>
>
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