Good evening Mike,
I've never owned a Kiron other than the 105 macro which I haven't tested
yet. I believe Chuck Norcutt liked and used Kiron lenses. I think that Kiron
made an f2 wide angle lens that when it shows up sells in the $50 to $75
range. I would recommend you send an email to Chuck asking him if he knows
anything about the various Kirons. Chuck is the only one that I think has
regularly talked about different Kirons. Of course Moose is always promoting
his Kiron 105mm macro. I think AG Schnoze or someone made some comments
about Kiron color rendition years ago (slightly cooler than Zuikos?). The
vague impression that I've picked up is that the Kirons were typically a
good buy. I never got the impression that they offered anything the Zuikos
didn't offer except a lower price. Keep in mind you can probably buy a Zuiko
28/3.5 for $30. Even the 28/2.8 seems to be sold for down around $50 from
time to time.
-jeff
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Subject: [OM] Kiron 28mm f2.8 for OM---worth getting for very little?
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:38:27 -0400
Hi,
A judge in my wife's office is selling his OM gear. Not much of marked
interest, though he has the above lens in 9-9+ condition. It is only
slightly wider than my nl range zoom. The only thing I found out about it so
far is that it can focus down to about 1 ft. Wonder how it is? Is this at
least a Fangette? Thanks,
Mike
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