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This lens is available under a wide variety of brands. I had the Panagor version. Didn’t like the long throw and the lens would get so long it would scare off the critter you were trying to focus on. (Obviously not an issue for subjects that don’t fly or jump away. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/5999733753 Upgraded from it to a Vivitar Series 1 Bokina and then to the Tokina version. If it is prone to mechanical issues, maybe I should sell it while it is still in mint condition. :/ Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 12:28 AM J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > Already bought a replacement for my defunct Bokina macro lens. So far, I'm > very satisfied with the performance, spec, and build quality. Its branded > ELICAR V-HQ MACRO MC 90mm F2.5 but supposedly its made in Japan by Komine. > Its a KA mount, has nice multicoatings, and seems to be as sharp as the > Tokina was. > Whats better than the tokina, is this goes directly from infinity to 1:1, > whereas the tokina > required adding an adapter to go from 1:2 to 1:1. > > Heres a sample at f9 full size and a crop of full size. > > jco > > https://www.jchriso.com/temp/cases.jpg > > https://www.jchriso.com/temp/casescrop.jpg > > > > P.s. I got the lens off an ebay auction for #113 shipped. I call it a > poor > mans > SMCA 100mm F2.8 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
