I've read many reviews of old MF zoom lenses and the general consensus seems to be that old MF zooms are mostly poor by today's standards but with a few exceptions. I trawled the reviews and this was one that bubbled to the surface as one of those rare examples of an old zoom lens that is regarded a...

Color & Contract are quite good at 28mm-35mm. Sticky zoom. AF hunts like pain in the ass. Tamron 28-200 is much sharper than this, with the same price. However , with 1:2 macro function, this lens performs quite good on bright daylight.

These crop up every so often, if you want one you'll have to browse around and keep your eyes open. They typically go for £10-15. Most useful I find for lenses like the tokina/vivitar 400mm f5.6 that dont have a TM. For the adaptalls, the cheap 65-66mm ID ones from China are actually more rigid.

This is an early review after two days of use. I bought this A-mount lens in EX condition at keh.com, hence the high price. Gone are the good old days when it could be bought at a thrift store for $7. The internet has sprawled its tentacles everywhere, and everyone has become too clever. :( The lens...

This is Great Lens ... Very Sharp with Beautifull Bokeh and special character.

This lens is very sharp!! Bokeh is pure Magic. Art Lens. For filming and all kind aplications.

I was surprised, it was better than I was expecting. Using the center point autofocus works consistently well on K-1 MII . Although there are sharper and more contrasty lenses out there, I find I end up using this often on K-1 for the circular fisheye effect. For daytime shooting, F7.1 seems to...

Terrible lens in all areas; pointless to buy and use. Links:

Very sharp lens. A must-have vintage lens.

what a wonderfull lens !!!:lol::lol::l ol: I've got the 15/10 elements version of Vivitar Serie 1 ++ excellent sharpness ++ nice bokeh +/++ wide open scarecely visible CAs - with f 8-11 none ++ excellent color rendition ++ high contrast ++ full metal / glass constuction:fed up: 9.7 points ...