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Vivitar 90mm f/2.8 Macro Lens, 1:1 ability, Pentax K Mount, Excellent + Condition

Sale Includes:
- Vivitar 90mm f/2.8 Macro Lens in Pentax K Mount.
- Vivitar original press-on front lens cap, fits snugly, very usable, but too cool to lose, so...
- ...55mm Good quality generic, plastic, center-pinch front lens cap for everyday use.
- Pentax K mount good quality generic, plastic rear lens cap.
- Original Instruction Manual for the Vivitar 90mm Macro lens.

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This is simply a beautiful example of this Vivitar 90mm, f/2.8 lens, in Pentax K mount.
It is a highly regarded Komine made macro lens (serial no 28xxxxxx).
It is easily adaptable to many cameras, like my Fuji X-T20 mirrorless one.
This Vivitar Macro lens gets you images up to 1:1 natively; no externally added extender needed.
This Vivitar 90mm Macro Lens is Excellent + condition, in both looks and operation. Only light signs of use are evident.
Please look at the photos of this lens above as they are an important part of its physical description for this auction. You can see from the images of the lens itself that it is in great physical shape. NOTE: The Pentax-Fuji adapter in the final two photos above IS NOT included in this auction.
Also, there are sample images below, taken with this lens for you to see, all taken with my Fujifil X-T20 and this Vivitar 90mm lens adapted to it.
Focusing is firmly damped and smooth in operation. (I've never had the lens to "focus creep," on me in use, even when pointed straight down. I cannot guarantee it will always be this way, but it's a good indication of just how well designed this lens was that it can extend so far, yet not have it creep on me when pointed down at a subject.)
You want a nice, large focus throw on you macro lens for super accurate focus? This lens goes from minimum focus to infinity focus in about 2 and 2/3 complete revolutions of the focus ring. (I.E. about 950degrees, or thereabouts, of revolution)
All apertures click nicely into place when turning the aperture ring. This is so helpful when using a manual lens on a subject, especially close subjects. I can keep my eye to the viewfinder when handholding it and turn the aperture ring to my setting without removing my eye to look at the aperture on the lens itself. Closeup photography needs the lens and camera to be nicely operable such that you can always keep your eye in the viewfinder. It's often such small things that make a lens a pleasure to use. This is an older, manual lens, but the focus and aperture movement are such that the lens is truly fun to use. (The aperture ring on this lens doesn't fight me like the aperture on an otherwise fantastic Nikon 60mm Micro AF-D I once owned fought me.)

This lens is very sharp. Maybe not Vivitar Series 1 f/2.5 Macro Lens sharp, but it'll get you darn close at a third of the price.
There are no lens element scratches, no fungus, no balsam separation of elements.
I've never seen a lens in all my life without some dust in it, and this lens is no exception, though what little dust is there does not impact the images you'll produce.
The aperture blades are oil free.

If you just happen to want this lens for use with a Fujifilm mirrorless camera, I will be willing to sell you my nice Pentax K mount --> Fujifilm X mount adapter, that includes a removable, long, arca compatible tripod foot, for $10. I use this adapter for another lens I have, but will sell it to you to send along with this lens, if that would be helpful to you. So, if you want this to use on a Fuji camera body, and would like the adapter with tripod foot / mount, let me know. I'll create another auction for that adapter for $10 with free shipping for you, then ship it with the lens.

Aperture range: f2.8 - 22
Optical construction: 6 elements, 4 groups
Angle of view: 27 degrees
Weight: 480 g (17 oz.)
Length: 89 mm (3.5 in.)
Filter size: 62 mm
Lens coating: MC (multicoated)
Minimum focusing distance from front element: 14.5 cm (5.7 in.)
Maximum reproduction ratio: 1:1 without adapters or other extenders

Please contact me through eBay with any questions you have about the lens.