$26.53 for the screwmount version? Helluva deal, Paul! I've seen only three in K mount in four years.
Close focus 1.3 feet (0.4 m) 55mm filter size Made 1975 to about 1979 As you may have read on Cameraquest.com, many consider this an honorary Series 1 prime. It and the even-scarcer Soligor CD 35/2K and screwmount (58mm filter) are, to my knowledge, the only autodiaphragm 35s available in K mount from third parties (not counting Ricoh and Chinon). And they're both fast! Collected comments: Gary Schloss, Olympus archives, Sept. 97: "[Like the Series 1 28/1.9,] The earlier, all-metal Vivitar 35/1.9 is also a terrific lens, but considerably longer and heavier than [the] Zuiko 35/2. And it's single-coated. I have first-hand experience with the Vivitar 24/2.8 and 35/1.9, and both are well worth keeping ." Mark Gosdin of PDML (May 11, 2001): "I've got one of these in M42 mount that came with a M42 - K adapter attached to it. ( Whoever put the adapter on had no intention of ever removing it, they took the "locking" pin off of the adapter! ) The lens is surprisingly good for a mid 70's Third Party lens. It is prone to a little flare, and benefits from a good lens hood. This lens convinced me to start working toward a SMC Pentax-M 35mm f2.0. I like 35mm for many "People" pictures, and a fast f- stop allows me to forgo flash when necessary. (I'm about to list this lens and a Vivitar 28mm f2.8 on eBay, gotta sell so stuff if I want to buy that SMC!)" Jay Piper, October 28, 1999: "I have no complaints about sharpness of used Vivitar 24/2 and 35/1.9." Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
