Vivitar Lens Club - share the beauty

stevebrot · 07-15-2010, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by magkelly

...some people say these are mediocre lenses? I wonder why?

Maybe because they were relatively cheap back in the day?

The other reason may be because some real bad stuff was marketed under the Vivitar name in the last decade or so. I personally restrict my Vivitar lens purchases to 1990 or older, except, perhaps, with the exception of the Series 1 105mm Macro. (Would really like one of those...)

Steve

**rparmar** · 07-15-2010, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

I personally restrict my Vivitar lens purchases to 1990 or older, except, perhaps, with the exception of the Series 1 105mm Macro. (Would really like one of those...)

I am not absolutely sure, but wasn't that lens released in 1984? I say this because the third digit of my serial number is "4" and the Kiron 105/2.8 was released in 1984.

stevebrot · 07-15-2010, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by rparmar

I am not absolutely sure, but wasn't that lens released in 1984? I say this because the third digit of my serial number is "4" and the Kiron 105/2.8 was released in 1984.

I don't know. NOS examples were available as recently as three years ago. For some reason, I thought that it was a more recent lens, but maybe not.

Steve

mediaslinky · 07-27-2010, 06:48 PM

I finally got some images from my Komine made 35-70mm f2.8-3.8.

Carnton Plantation in Franklin TN houses a Confederate cemetery. This was just about dusk, so the ISO was up to 800.

Arjay Bee · 08-28-2010, 04:15 AM

Vivitar 100mm F3.5 Macro

Resized only.

ovim · 08-29-2010, 02:09 AM

That's a beautiful shot Arjay. Here's one from Viv Macro 2.8/100mm (also posted on the pet thread naturally)

The eye

Laurentiu Cristofor · 09-02-2010, 09:25 PM

Wow, ovim. I still haven't managed to get a great eye shot like this - it must be even harder with a pet. Can you share some details - was this shot handheld and what was the lighting?

John Poirier · 09-02-2010, 09:47 PM

Vivitar Series 1 200/3.0, about 1980, probably on Ektachrome 400
(I shot a lot of hockey with this lens. It's still with my set of fast primes, in excellent shape.)

ovim · 09-02-2010, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by Laurentiu Cristofor

Wow, ovim. I still haven't managed to get a great eye shot like this - it must be even harder with a pet. Can you share some details - was this shot handheld and what was the lighting?

I think it was hand held with ambient light coming theough the window. It was a bright day and the cat was sitting on the white floor of our kitchen pretty close to the window. The cat was wondering what I was doing so she just sat there looking at me intensely. I also added a bit of selective sharpening to the eyes in pp to make them pop even more.

Nowhere Matt · 09-06-2010, 03:43 PM

You mean this Vivitar 28-210 f3.5-5.6 zoom?

I don't like it much.

Nowhere Matt · 09-13-2010, 09:05 AM

Vivitar 28-210 f3.5-5.6 zoom

subidoc · 09-15-2010, 11:19 AM

Any one heard of the Vivitar 80-205 mm f1:3.8 Macro (Ser no: 22xxxxxx)? I am looking at getting that along with a Auto Takumar 55/1.8 (Ser no: 42xxxx). The Takumar does not say SMC or Super.... Asking is $50 for both - no boxes, no caps.

The lenses are in great condition... What would be a good counter offer if I were to buy both? Chances are he won't split the pair up.

Thanks in advance!

Wijou · 09-15-2010, 11:24 AM

Hell for $50.00 buy both beforw someone else snaps them up! Like me, if I knew where they were. Ha!

mferolla · 09-18-2010, 10:40 AM

Hello, Im very new to this forum and also very new to photography aswell. My dad is a dentist and he had a film pentax camera with a vivitar series 1 105mm lens to take photos of peoples mouths and he doesn't use it anymore. and for what i have seen it is an amazing lens and I would really like to use with my canon Rebel. Does anybody know what would be the best way of doing it.. there are so many adaptors out there and I don't really know which one will do the job properly since I want to take full advantage of this beautiful macro lens and for what I seen it is an antique more or less.
The lens has a inscription that it is a P/K-a mount maybe?

thank you very much!!!!

stevebrot · 09-18-2010, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by mferolla

Hello, Im very new to this forum and also very new to photography aswell. My dad is a dentist and he had a film pentax camera with a vivitar series 1 105mm lens to take photos of peoples mouths and he doesn't use it anymore. and for what i have seen it is an amazing lens and I would really like to use with my canon Rebel. Does anybody know what would be the best way of doing it.. there are so many adaptors out there and I don't really know which one will do the job properly since I want to take full advantage of this beautiful macro lens and for what I seen it is an antique more or less.
The lens has a inscription that it is a P/K-a mount maybe?

thank you very much!!!!

Welcome to the Pentax Forums!

The Series 1 105 Macro is a wonderful lens and a bit of a cult classic. It can be adapted to your EOS, but I have no idea what adapter would be best. This is the Pentax forum, after all, and we usually don't speak Canonese. A couple of things you can be sure of:

No auto-focus
Stop-down manual metering
Focus confirm will depend on the type of adapter

Should you desire to sell the lens, you should have no trouble finding a buyer and getting a very good price ($300+).

Steve

09-18-2010, 10:40 AM	#89
mferolla New Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: buenos aires Posts: 1	105 mm with P/K-a to canon Hello, Im very new to this forum and also very new to photography aswell. My dad is a dentist and he had a film pentax camera with a vivitar series 1 105mm lens to take photos of peoples mouths and he doesn't use it anymore. and for what i have seen it is an amazing lens and I would really like to use with my canon Rebel. Does anybody know what would be the best way of doing it.. there are so many adaptors out there and I don't really know which one will do the job properly since I want to take full advantage of this beautiful macro lens and for what I seen it is an antique more or less. The lens has a inscription that it is a P/K-a mount maybe? thank you very much!!!!

09-18-2010, 03:04 PM	#90
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by mferolla Hello, Im very new to this forum and also very new to photography aswell. My dad is a dentist and he had a film pentax camera with a vivitar series 1 105mm lens to take photos of peoples mouths and he doesn't use it anymore. and for what i have seen it is an amazing lens and I would really like to use with my canon Rebel. Does anybody know what would be the best way of doing it.. there are so many adaptors out there and I don't really know which one will do the job properly since I want to take full advantage of this beautiful macro lens and for what I seen it is an antique more or less. The lens has a inscription that it is a P/K-a mount maybe? thank you very much!!!! Welcome to the Pentax Forums! The Series 1 105 Macro is a wonderful lens and a bit of a cult classic. It can be adapted to your EOS, but I have no idea what adapter would be best. This is the Pentax forum, after all, and we usually don't speak Canonese. A couple of things you can be sure of: No auto-focus Stop-down manual metering Focus confirm will depend on the type of adapter Should you desire to sell the lens, you should have no trouble finding a buyer and getting a very good price ($300+). Steve

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07-15-2010, 03:14 PM	#76
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by magkelly ...some people say these are mediocre lenses? I wonder why? Maybe because they were relatively cheap back in the day? The other reason may be because some real bad stuff was marketed under the Vivitar name in the last decade or so. I personally restrict my Vivitar lens purchases to 1990 or older, except, perhaps, with the exception of the Series 1 105mm Macro. (Would really like one of those...) Steve

07-15-2010, 04:35 PM	#77
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,823	Originally posted by stevebrot I personally restrict my Vivitar lens purchases to 1990 or older, except, perhaps, with the exception of the Series 1 105mm Macro. (Would really like one of those...) I am not absolutely sure, but wasn't that lens released in 1984? I say this because the third digit of my serial number is "4" and the Kiron 105/2.8 was released in 1984.

07-15-2010, 04:52 PM	#78
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by rparmar I am not absolutely sure, but wasn't that lens released in 1984? I say this because the third digit of my serial number is "4" and the Kiron 105/2.8 was released in 1984. I don't know. NOS examples were available as recently as three years ago. For some reason, I thought that it was a more recent lens, but maybe not. Steve

07-27-2010, 06:48 PM	#79
mediaslinky Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 373	I finally got some images from my Komine made 35-70mm f2.8-3.8. Carnton Plantation in Franklin TN houses a Confederate cemetery. This was just about dusk, so the ISO was up to 800.

08-28-2010, 04:15 AM	#80
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715 Original Poster	Vivitar 100mm F3.5 Macro Resized only.

08-29-2010, 02:09 AM	#81
ovim Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tre, Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229	That's a beautiful shot Arjay. Here's one from Viv Macro 2.8/100mm (also posted on the pet thread naturally) The eye

09-02-2010, 09:25 PM	#82
Laurentiu Cristofor Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: WA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,055	Wow, ovim. I still haven't managed to get a great eye shot like this - it must be even harder with a pet. Can you share some details - was this shot handheld and what was the lighting?

09-02-2010, 09:47 PM	#83
John Poirier Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gabriola Island Posts: 619	Vivitar Series 1 200/3.0, about 1980, probably on Ektachrome 400 (I shot a lot of hockey with this lens. It's still with my set of fast primes, in excellent shape.)

09-02-2010, 10:37 PM	#84
ovim Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tre, Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229	Originally posted by Laurentiu Cristofor Wow, ovim. I still haven't managed to get a great eye shot like this - it must be even harder with a pet. Can you share some details - was this shot handheld and what was the lighting? I think it was hand held with ambient light coming theough the window. It was a bright day and the cat was sitting on the white floor of our kitchen pretty close to the window. The cat was wondering what I was doing so she just sat there looking at me intensely. I also added a bit of selective sharpening to the eyes in pp to make them pop even more.

09-06-2010, 03:43 PM	#85
Nowhere Matt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,362	You mean this Vivitar 28-210 f3.5-5.6 zoom? I don't like it much.

09-13-2010, 09:05 AM	#86
Nowhere Matt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,362	*Vivitar 28-210 f3.5-5.6 zoom*

09-15-2010, 11:19 AM	#87
subidoc Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near the middle... Posts: 325	Any one heard of the Vivitar 80-205 mm f1:3.8 Macro (Ser no: 22xxxxxx)? I am looking at getting that along with a Auto Takumar 55/1.8 (Ser no: 42xxxx). The Takumar does not say SMC or Super.... Asking is $50 for both - no boxes, no caps. The lenses are in great condition... What would be a good counter offer if I were to buy both? Chances are he won't split the pair up. Thanks in advance!

09-15-2010, 11:24 AM	#88
Wijou New Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22	Hell for $50.00 buy both beforw someone else snaps them up! Like me, if I knew where they were. Ha!