I appreciate the feedback, Bob. Alright, I'll start the price at $450 and come down to $399 if I need to, in time. :)
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Darren, > That's too low a price! > I'd snap it up if I didn't already have a copy here somewhere. > The quality is legendary for a Macro and the zoom makes it outstanding. > It was one of the first lenses I lusted after some 20 years ago. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> I will be on the road tomorrow, so I hope you will permit me to post >> this a day earlier than normal. The astrophotography bug is biting and >> so I'm looking to purchase a lens that will perform on the other end >> of the spectrum from this one and to pay for it I need to move a >> couple of my better lenses, but this is a beauty. You already know >> that LOOONG focal length macros are desirable for working distances. >> (See the prices for the Pentax-A* 200mm macro, as an example). Here is >> a macro that gives you 1:2 at 180mm (and the freedom to use other >> focal lengths as well). The "Flat Field" means higher quality in the >> corners than you are probably used to in ordinary macro lenses. >> >> This is one of the "cult classic" lenses that you rarely find in a >> Pentax mount. This is a gorgeous copy of this lens and it it ready to >> use on your Pentax DSLR. My only reason for selling this beauty (and >> another scarce lens) is to pay for a high-dollar lens that I really >> need more for astrophotography. >> >> The Cult Classics page has this to say about the Vivitar Series 1 >> 90-180mm Flat Field: >> >> - - - beginning of quote - - - >> >> Vivitar 90-180mm f/4.5 Flat-Field Macro Lens >> >> Vivitar also made a number of high quality zooms under the Series I >> label. The 90mm to 180mm >> f4.5 flat-field VMC lens from 1978 is an optic that has also achieved >> cult status >> . >> This Vivitar 90-180mm f/4.5 lens was really designed for medical >> photography needs. A ring-light flash unit was designed to mount on >> the front of this lens too. But as far as I know, it was never >> released. This original medical market niche explainssome of the >> design features and range of this high quality zoom lens. >> >> This lens is over 6 inches long, and pretty heavy at 2.3 pounds. At a >> constant f/4.5, you aren't going to value it for its speed either. But >> it produces excellent results in macro-work down to 1:4 at 90mm and to >> 1:2 at its 180mm setting. On most modern zoom lenses, macro >> photography settings are a lower quality setup. Achieving macro >> capabilities means shifting some elements and so sacrificing some of >> the zoom's control over spherical and other aberrations. >> >> Most current zooms only offer macro settings at either one end or the >> other of their range. Generally, you would prefer macrophotography at >> the longer end of the range, but most zooms opt for the easier macro >> settings at the shorter end of the zoom's range. Only a few zooms >> offer continuous macro-settings over their full range. Even the better >> current zooms generally only get to 1:4 to 1:6 reproduction ratios >> (.e., the object is one-fourt >> h lifesize on film). The Vivitar 90-180mm f/4.5 Series I macro zoom is >> designed to provide the highest possible >> quality continuously down to its closest macro settings. The Vivitar >> 90-180mm f/4.5 flat-field lens provides high quality macrophotography >> continuously from 90mm (to 1:4) to 180mm (to 1:2). That's unique, and >> useful, so you should expect to pay quite a price premium for such a >> cult status lens! " >> >> - - - end of quote - - - >> >> Here is a set of images produced by this same model of lens: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/odderikgarcia/sets/72157606482781081/ >> and here is another thread with images from the Vivitar Series 1 >> 90-180mm Flat Field >> http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=17707 >> >> This lens is in excellent cosmetic, optical and mechanical condition. >> I will be happy to ship this lens WORLDWIDE to PDML members. >> >> This lens is virtually never seen in a PK mount, so here is your >> chance to get a Pentaxian's rarity. Priced to sell at $399 plus actual >> shipping. (See eBay for much higher prices in a much more common >> mount, and you don't often find eBay sellers willing to ship >> worldwide). >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/280905685736?lpid=82 >> Contact me for a shipping quote to your location (serious only, please). >> >> (Apologies for the wordiness, but I figured I would just copy and >> paste what I plan on saying in my Pentax Forums Marketplace ad, to be >> placed later today. Email me for photos, if interested.) >> >> Respectfully, >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, Nebraska >> >> >> -- >> Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
