Darren can you comment on this post http://www.photography-forums.com/vivitar-series-one-90-180-4-5-flat-field-macro-and-pentax-k10d-t83670.html Does it mount on a K10 or K5?
Alastair On 18 October 2013 07:13, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
