| Latest Review Posted | Vivitar Pre-set T-mount 85mm F1.8
This is my review of the Tele Vivitar T-Mount 85mm 1.8 lens.
All shots taken with Canon SL1 / 100D with an adapter.
Late last fall I walked into Central Camera here in Chicago to get something or other. After making my purchase, I asked the guy at the counter if they had any interesting legacy lenses. He got excited and grabbed this Tele Vivitar T-Mount 85mm 1.8. Told me it was a unique lens that he owned. He said he'd started working there recently and saw it on the shelf and was happy to meet someone interested in legacy glass.
He also mentioned that he is probably one of the above reviewers of this lens :P
So I used it a fair bit, but have found it's a difficult lens to use under certain circumstances, I had to learn the lens, and I'm not sure I've gotten it figured out just yet. WithWinter now come and gone, I've been walking around with it racking up the shutter count and have here some samples that show its weaknesses and strengths, which are essentially the same thing.
This first shot was taken around noon on a sunny day, no post-processing or filters, WB is at 5950 based on a custom WB off a card shot at f8. The color saturation and soft glow are from the lens, I took 175 shots from 11:30 until 1:20PM, I know, worst time really, and saw this glow and saturation with bright colors into f8 and even f11.https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/109209/large/1_IMG_5847.jpg
This second shot was taken the next day, same park, but early dusk on a very cloudy day ... |
