Vivitar series 1 28 90mm f2 8 35 macro

The three early varieties of the lens, the fixed f 3. Buy vivitar macro camera lens and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. It is the precursor to the famous bokina tokina atx macro 90mm f2. This lens is much brighter to look through than similar 2880mm zoom lenses, due to the 2. At the focal length of 28 mm it enables you to take 1. Find great deals on ebay for vivitar series 1 and vivitar series 1 70210mm. This classic komine made original series 1 is often referred to as the stovepipe because of its distinctive long profile with wide front end. It belongs to vivitar s legendary series 1 of for the time ultra fast zoom and primes lenses.

This is in very good condition with no obvious issues please contact with any questions sales tax in. Any of the autofocus series 1 lenses should be avoided, as should any of the ones that have maximum apertures of f4. What are the best and worst of vivitar and series 1 lenses. This series 1 version is not to be confused with the nonseries, kominemade vivitar 90mm f2. No wonder, then, that one of my earliest lenses was the original vivitar series 1 90mm f2. Deciphering vivitar serial numbers this coding system is for all vivitar series 1 lenses, not just the 70210, but. This lens is notorious for oil leaking on the blades. Vivitar had contracts with different companies for their series 1 line lenses. The upside was having one of the highest resolution lenses of its type.

The more useful 28mm at the wide end makes it a tough choice between this lens and the canon 35 105 3. The lens is a pushpull type, thus the focal length is changed by pushing or pulling the focusing ring and the lens length is changing at the same time. Necropolis canon 550d macro with vivitar series 1 2890mm. The optic is very sharp, while the transition to outoffocus elements is seamless, smooth and dreamlike, to the extent that the lens earned its own nickname from enthusiast. It belongs to vivitars legendary series 1 of for the time ultra fast zoom and primes lenses.

Overall, its much better than the vivitar series1 28 105 2. Mf lens for canon at the best online prices at ebay. The iq of this vivitar is phenomenal for zoom lenses of its age. It is quite good but is not as well coated as the later vivitar 100 2. Vivitar manual focus lenses 2890mm focal for sale ebay. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. View and download vivitar series 1 service manual online. Sep 06, 2010 some outside shots using canon t2i and vivitar 2890mm. The best nikon fmount lenses are grouped by area of photography and price. In the last few posts ive had a look at canons fd system. The downside was needing to refocus each time the focal length changed.

As i search this forum for this lens, i found none. A very wellbuilt macro lens with excellent sharpness and contrast, it has the advantage over the canon fd 100mm f4 macro both in its wider maximum aperture and in its ability to reach 1. It is packed with an impressive 2890mm zoom range and a fast f 2. I was wondering if you feel this lens will be an upgrade over my vivitar 100mm 3. Minimum focus is 30cm and there are seven aperture blades. Dine 105mm, and this vivitar lens in nikon f ai mount. In the 1980s, vivitar came up with their series 1 28 90 2.

Apr 04, 2016 ive always preferred longer focallength macro lenses in the 90100mm range because they give you more breathing room between the camera and skittish subjects than does standard 5060mm macros. One thing to be aware of is that this lens is known to suffer from sticky aperture oily iris blades. A lot of my photos are tagged with the lens that was used to take them. Ltd, japan for vivitar, late 70s, early 80s mount m42 pentaxpraktica screw focal length 35mm aperture range f2. Item pictured for illustrative purposes only, actual item not pictured. Without additional devices it enables you to take 1. Overall, its much better than the vivitar series1 28105 2.

This tokinamanufactured macro lens provides a particularly pleasing bokeh. We have 3 vivitar series 1 manuals available for free pdf download. It was a good deal, i dont know if he use this forum, since he is an olympus user as well. There are many great camera lenses to choose from that are in price ranges ideal for the value of a.

This lens was not part of the original series 1 family as released in the 1970s, nor was it part of the series 1 family when the john c. Just curious if anyone here have this lens, and if you do would you mind sharing the photos taken with this lens. It is packed with an impressive 28 90mm zoom range and a fast f2. Its a fastish wideishtotelephotoish generalpurpose zoom from the 1980s, i guess, perhaps the late 1970s. The objective lense is really enormous in comparison to typical zoom lenses, which is probably why it is a full f stop faster 2. Apocryphal data suggests this version was made by kino precision kiron in december, 1978. Leica metal lens hood wlens hood cap for 35 and 50 mm f2.

Vivitars, and especially this lens, are notorious for problems with the aperture. Unfollow vivitar series 1 lens to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The 5 best nikon em camera lenses outside the shot. Vivitar series i lenses represent the top products in vivitar history. The vivitar 70210mm series 1 is the classic of classics of thirdparty lenses. Not sure what this one is but the general advice seems to be that the viv series one lenses are best if they are the f2. One gold star by garian photography, on flickr vivitar series 1 90mm f2. Theres little info out there about this lens, but it seems that it was made by komine, who also made some of the wellregarded series 1 vivitar lenses. It pops up in magazine price lists in the 1980s so im going with the earlytomid 1980s.

Taken from mark roberts website, heres how you can decipher your serial number. Please contact a keh photography expert to discuss similar options. This classic komine made original series 1 is often referred to as the stovepipe because of its di. May 22, 2008 vivitar came out with series 1 line of lenses in 1975 that was designed to compete with any highend lens on the market. They are left to right a vivitar 2x macro focusing tc when used with a 50mm lens, will focus to life size, a micro nikkor 55 mm f2. But the cas of the vivitar 2890 mm series 1 are tiny above 35 mm focal length, which makes this less of a problem. No screw on lenses nor tubes except the 1st one or bellows units included. Vivitar came out with series 1 line of lenses in 1975 that was designed to compete with any highend lens on the market. Vivitar zoom camera lenses 2890mm focal for sale ebay.

Vivitar xm1k vivitar series 1 320 z vivitar series 1 zm95db. Items in condition good and better come with 180 day warranty and free shipping. Like many vivitar lenses, it was made for vivitar by fourth parties, and its design varied over the years. Vivitar 70210 series 1 macro zoom lenses mark roberts. Could anybody who has experience with both of these lenses please tell me whether the vivitar has any advantages over the kiron. Thanks guys heres another example of a flower, followed by a 100% crop. Variants 1 5 left to right of the vivitar series 1 70210 macro zoom. Noone except maybe voigtlander or zeiss could get away with marketing anything like it for slrs in this day and age. Dine dental version perform superior to vivitar s 105mm wide open. I found it to be a very good all around fast zoom and a useful macro lens. This is the third generation made by komina and branded for vivitar.

Besides the vivitar trade mark, it sold as elicar and panagor. I believe the lens was manufactured by komine with serial no. Vivitar 90mm camera macroclose up lenses for sale ebay. The more useful 28mm at the wide end makes it a tough choice between this lens and the canon 35105 3. That is the uss constitution, and today were going to have a look at the vivitar 28 90mm f2. The lens is based on a pushpull principle focal length is changed by pushing or pulling the focusing ring, the lens length is changing at the same time. It is commonly referred to as the stovepie because of its long profile with wide front end. After the five versions shown here, vivitar sold some really poor lenses under the series 1 label, which all but destroyed the prestige of the brand. This normally wouldnt be an issue had it not been for vivitar s series 1 90mm f2.