----- Original Message ----- From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:39 pm Subject: Re: Problem mounting Vivitar 28mm 1:2 on Pentax MZ-6
> > But, you really don't need the photos - just look at a Pentax > > K-mount lens and then look at your Vivitar - you just have to > > remove enough of the extra flange to mkae them look the same (but > > without getting any aluminum filings into the lens, of course). > > Simple. (And heck, if ~I~ can do it, ~any~one can do it - <g>.) > > ...and I should have added, the effort, might be well worth it. I'm > not familiar with the the Vivitar 28/2, but there are a lot of good > Vivitar lenses from back in the late 1970's (even though, > unfortunately, some of 'em had excessive mount flanges, that's all). > > Fred > Thanks for the encouragement -- I will give the modification a go. According to http://www.cameraquest.com/VivLensManuf.htm the lens I bought was made by "22 Kino (aka Kiron)" as it has 22 as the first two digits of serial number. Would this mean it is the same/similar to the Kiron 28mm f/2.0 which I have seen good comments about? Leigh.
