Wanted: Macro Lens

chrism_scotland · 2011-02-19T23:30:24+0000

Looking to purchase a macro lens, I've half got my eye on ordering a brand new Tamron 90mm from One Stop Digital in Hong Kong but from a thread I posted on Pentax Forums I am aware there are perhaps older non AF lenses which would be a great option for macro. Ideally looking for one of the following: Tammy 90mm Samsung 100mm f2.8 or anything else AF or Manual! Cheers, Chris

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Posted 20/02/2011 - 17:33 Link

chrism_scotland wrote:
I had thought about the Vivitar Series 1 105mm and I've spoken to a guy over at PentaxForums about one he has on sale albeit from the US, I had really wondered if there were cheaper manual options than that.

The Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro I referenced above is the cheaper option. Make sure you get the older manual focus version and not the newer AF, which from all accounts is not worth it.

ccxx wrote:
I remind something about two versions of the Vivitar Series 1 , one From Kiron and an other one from ... i don't remember.

The three versions, all made by Kiron, are:

Vivitar Series 1 105/2.5
Kiron 105/2.8
Lester Dine 105/2.8

There are cosmetic differences between them but any optical variation is likely down to the sample and not the brand name. I have the former and spent 100 quid on top of the buying price to service it. When I picked it up there was a note on the lens that the tech wanted to talk to me. He said "that is a really good lens, you know".

I told him I did know!

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