Boz, According to this photo.net thread: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000cAq
It would appear at least one person believes that the Soligor and Vivtar lenses come from the same factory. This thread deals with the 100mm f3.5 lens and not your 90mm f2.5 but I remember Vivitar making a Series 1 f2.5 in 90mm. That being said, further down the thread, it is stated that Vivitar and Soligor lenses are made by, of all folks, Cosina, who also happen to be the folks responsible for the Voigtlander lenses. If that Soligor is anything like a Voigtlander lens (I'm hedging my bets that it's not.... but it's nice to dream isn't it ? :) ) then you've got a decent macro lens there. Let me know how things turn out as I'm hunting for a good macro myself. Cheers, Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bojidar Dimitrov Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:15 AM To: PDML Subject: ???: Soligor 90/2,5 Macro Hi all, Does anyone have any info on the following (Ka mount!!!) lens: Soligor C/D Macro MC 90mm f/2.5 (62mm filter diameter) I bough it recently, and I am absolutely amazed at the the build quality and the solid feel (I have not yet managed to make any pics with it). The lens goes to 1:1 without extension tubes, and turns more than 360 degrees between infinity and 1:1. When focusing towards infinity, the focusing ring moves away from the lens mount but at the same time another part of the lens moves further away from focusing ring, thus moving away from the lens mount twice as fast as the focusing ring itself. I know that Soligor does not produce their own lenses. So, the question is, can anyone identify this lens? Which lens have I really got? It looks and feels like a winner! Thanks, Boz PS: I'll try to post pics of it tonight... -- _\\|//_ Imagination is more important than knowledge... 0(` O-O ')0 A. Einstein ===ooO=(_)=Ooo======================================================= Bojidar D. Dimitrov author and editor, Pentax K-Mount web page [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kmp.BDimitrov.de/ ===================================================================== <__> <__> - 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 . - 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 .
