| Latest Review Posted | Vivitar (komine) Auto Telephoto 135mm F2.8
As far as I know, this lens comes in a couple of different versions. Mine is a Komine-built one with a k-mount. What strikes oneself when picking up this lens is its weight. The lens feels quite heavy and I for one like that, although I know this might be an issue for some. It weighs almost 400 grams. The build is sturdy. I have accidently dropped mine and it still works fine. I’m not sure if the modern kit lens I got with the K-r when I bought it would have stood up to that test.
It is of course a manual lens, but my K-r seems to interact with it reasonably well. It does however have troubles metering the light correctly in low lit surroundings using a small aperture. In well lit conditions it seems to calculate the shutter speed reasonably well at all apertures. I do not know if this problem comes down to the lens or to the camera’s metering system.
The lens has a retractable lens hood. I’m not sure if that is good thing since it seems to get in the way most of the time. Furthermore it doesn’t proceed that far out which often makes you need to attach a more effective lens hood.
What I appreciate with this lens is its relative fastness, f2.8. This allows for a very shallow depth of field. The focus ring and aperture ring has the right feel to it in my view.
The lens produces sharp pictures with very good colours. My lens seems to have a quite neutral bokeh, that is the “circles of confusion” is evenly lit (not lighter in the middle nor towards the edges).
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