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Vivitar 70-210 3.5
Posted By: niceshot, 03-16-2016, 03:06 AM

Here are a couple of pictures using the Macro feature of this Lens

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Is that the Series 1 with the macro mode you have to engage by holding in a button and rotating the base of the lens?
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yes, indeed.
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Is that the Series 1 with the macro mode you have to engage by holding in a button and rotating the base of the lens?
Yes it is ,and it is a tank of a lens. Which I Totally rebuilt.

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Yes it is ,and it is a tank of a lens. Which I Totally rebuilt.
Very nice. I love the images produced by these lenses. I've got one in my bag as well. It's my preferred lens in the 200 mm range. I Picked it up a few years back for $20. Thought it needed some work. Turned out the guy just didn't know how to operate it. I'm hoping to get out in the next couple of days to take some shots with it. The flowers are waking up and they're begging to be photographed...
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Very nice. I love the images produced by these lenses. I've got one in my bag as well. It's my preferred lens in the 200 mm range. I Picked it up a few years back for $20. Thought it needed some work. Turned out the guy just didn't know how to operate it. I'm hoping to get out in the next couple of days to take some shots with it. The flowers are waking up and they're begging to be photographed...
agreed the colors are to die for
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It is an excellent lens and manag s the CA and fringing well, especially considering its age. I've had mine since new in 1981. The only issue is the weight of the front group, and the fact that course focus is done by zooming the lens. If the lens is not level the focus (zoom) creep changes and it cannot be held in a stable condition. It is also a real load on the camera's tripod socket, which on many film bodies lead to issues due to distortion and intermittent operation. My Ricoh XR2s had this issue and it was a common test of film bodies in the '80s

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Yes she a very heavy girl. But after rebuilding mine and cleaning the 4th and 5th group of lenses it is a real contrasty beast
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I think you could walk around with the Series One 24-48/3.8 and this one and be quite well equipped for just about anything. Throw in one of Vivitar's very nice tele-convertors and you have a very capable set whether packing a film or a digital camera.

Makes me hungry BTW. Think I'll go get out some strawberries with creme. Not to photograph either.
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Oh I will have to investigate the 24-48.
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Here are a couple of shots I took with mine earlier today on my lunch break. These were shot on a K20D. I really like using this lens with that camera body. I know the newer bodies offer a bit more in dynamic range and speed (shots per second), but this lens seems easier to handle on the K20D for some reason. Plus, its not really a lens that you can use quickly, so the extra speed of the newer bodies really doesn't matter.

The orange and red tulips were shot at f:4.5 and the daffodils were shot at f:6.7 (I think - but might have been f:8). Such a fun lens to use. I haven't used it on a tripod - so the weight hasn't been a problem for me. I agree with niceshot - great colors with this lens. If you've got the time to spend with your shots - this lens really rewards!

Pioneer - I think I should also look into the 24-48mm. Sounds like something I'd like. Between that, my 70-210 and my Sears 50mm f:1.7 - I'd just about have it covered...
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Nice , beautiful colors
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I have owned all versions of the Viv series 1 70-210. This is the first version and it is quite sharp as well as giving good color rendition. I prefer the second version made by Tokina myself. Not nearly as good in macros but a whole lot lighter.
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I am soon going to have to get version 2 , as I now have converted two lens from different mounts to K MOUNT. ONE BEING MINOLTA ,AND THE OTHER BEING OLYMPUS
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here is another macro from a lens I converted from an Olympus mount to k mount
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