Once the Great Purge of 2014 ended, I expected to take a break and reason out what to do about the reduced kit. On the other hand fortune best strikes those prepared (or something such), and as noted in the last post my bid on a 28mm f/2 held up by a whole six dollars! While it seems silly to buy a 28 after selling a 24 and a 30, those went for more than this Vivitar cost so on at least one level it makes a smidge of sense. This is the Kiron 'auto wide angle' label, which users have rated decently (though less than the other two at pentaxforums). It won't be here for a while with Labor Day stopping the mail, but hopefully it will match or outdo the old Rikenon-P that I liked so much before the 24mm stole its place.
The other surprise happened as I breezed past 'Stuff' in Portland on my way elsewhere. They have a tiny photo section, so I stopped by. Funny, the two zooms for Pentax are Quantaray 28-90 and Sigma 100-300, the two I already have - and a smattering of 50s. Hmmm, a teleconverter? Yes, a 2x Macro TC also from Vivitar, like I had before but at half the price And in like-new condition! Many folks remove the glass and just use the adjustable tube for variable-ratio macro use - I might join them but first we'll see how the optics do.
Hopefully those two Vivitari will serve me well enough and I can stop with all the dealing - well, that's the plan.
