Re: Vivitar lens quiry

[Bruce Dayton]

Dave,

My daughter has one.  It is really made by Cosina and branded by
Vivitar, Phoenix and Pentax.  My experience and reviews indicate that
it is quite good optically - probably better than the price suggests.
Build quality is fairly cheap, but then, so is the price.

-- 
Best regards,
Bruce


Thursday, August 18, 2005, 7:58:45 AM, you wrote:

bcin> Hey gang.

bcin> Anyone have or had the Vivitar AF 100MM F 3.5 Macro.

bcin> Just wondering what kind of quality can be expected from this one.

bcin> I think it comes with a 1:1 adaptor.

bcin> Any comments before i phone the guy back.

bcin> Dave  

Re: Vivitar lens quiry

[Andre Langevin]

About the 100mm macro f3.5


I think it comes with a 1:1 adaptor.

Dave 


I have used the adaptor on the 43mm (not 1:1 on that lens) and the 
results were good.


Andre

Re: Vivitar Lens

[William M Kane]

Fred et al,

I got a chance to use my modified (flange removed) 90-180 FF zoom 
on the *ist D on my recent trip to MI.  I used it on a monopod to take 
some pictures.  I posted 80% compression 800 x 600 jpgs on my website.  
If anyone is interested in examining full size pictures, please let me 
know.

   I first used it to take pictures of small flower buds I found on a 
tree.  Pictures were taken on a monopod (using the tripod socket of the 
lens of course).  I found that leaving the tripod collar just loose 
enough to allow me to rotate the camera to be very useful.  I am not 
extremely happy with the focusing, but I think this is due to my own 
shivering due to the slight chill created by lake effect winds.  
Pictures 986 + 987

   I then came upon a group of skiers (actually some young friends of 
mine).  They were cross-country skiing and had found a slight downward 
slope they were using for "downhill" skiing.  I still had the 
camera/lens/monopod set up, and used it to squeeze off several pictures 
of the skiing.  I am very happy with these photos.  Pictures 995-1013

IL Bill
http://www.kanescience.com/personal
On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 06:32 PM, Fred wrote:

Thanks for your help.  Thanks to the pictures and instructions, I
have just ground off the necessary bits of extra flange using a
dremmel, and have maintained the condition of my lens.  I guess
this mod means it's no longer Like New, but fits great on the *ist
D now.
Sounds good, Bill.  Let us know how well the lens ends up doing on
the *ist D when you have had a chance to use it a bit.
Hmmm...  135-270/4.5 macro...  (1:1 at 270mm ???)  

Fred

Re: Vivitar Lens

[Mr. William M Kane]

Fred,

  Thanks for your help.  Thanks to the pictures and instructions, I 
have just ground off the necessary bits of extra flange using a 
dremmel, and have maintained the condition of my lens.  I guess this 
mod means it's no longer Like New, but fits great on the *ist D now.

IL Bill
On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 03:15 PM, Fred wrote:
Putting together a bag for my ist D (this may be interesting to
those with film & vivitar lenses), and was trying out various
lenses. Trying to put on my Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm Flat Field,
I found the flange at the back of the lens to be too long.

I know someone had cut this flange down, but don't remember who,
and don't remember their description/web page on doing it. Can
anyone give me a hand here?
I love the ol' VS1 lenses.  (And, now with V.1.1 of the *ist-D's
firmware out there, they're gonna be used a lot digitally, too.)
Here's from a previous post:
A PDMLer wishes to buy my Vivitar 90-180/4.5 Macro Zoom. He
wishes to know: Can the 90-180/4.5 be used "safely" on an MZ-S
without filing down the lens's unusually long rear extension?

My personal opinion is that the potential problem (of the excess
baffle material on the "original" line of K-mount VS1 lenses) is not
too difficult to fix (takes perhaps a half hour) and therefore
should be considered to be a mandatory routine procedure before
using any of these old gems on a newer body.

I once had to have my Super Program's aperture mechanism repaired
when the 90-180 got stuck on it. I may have inserted the lens
carelessly, the same way I damaged my Rikenon 50/1.4P: by trying
to wiggle it onto the body "blind" while the body was mounted on a
tripod, too high for me to see the red alignment dot.

I have used several of the first generation VS1 lenses (with their
"extra-generous" baffle extension on the K-mount flange) on several
different bodies (including a Super Program) without any trouble.
The clearance when inserting one of these into an LX, however, is
quite small, and I think that any of these lenses should be modified
before using on an LX.

As for the newer autofocus bodies, I think that it is simply not
worth "playing games" here - the "operation" should be performed
without even trying to judge how the lens and body will fit
together.

[from another thread]  Here are some image links illustrating the
removal of this flange:

First, here are two VS1 35-85/2.8's, the left one of which shows
the extra baffle, while the right one has been modified -
 .

Lacking access to a bench grinder, I resort to simply cutting of the
excess baffle material with a hacksaw (but leaving the protective
"hump" near the coupling lever, as in jen-you-wine Pentax K-mounts).
(Another PDML-er reported using a thin file for this procedure.)  I
don't try to remove the baffle entirely, but I leave about a mm or
two of it still sticking out (since trying to remove all of it would
tend to scar up the face of the K-mount flange, and removing it
entirely is not really necessary, anyway).  I then smooth off the
remaining edge of the baffle with a fine-toothed file and finally I
touch up the exposed (shiny) metal edge of the remaining baffle area
with a black "magic marker" (for a little flare prevention).

It is important, of course, to mask off completely the rest of the
lens when the extra baffle is being removed from the lens (since
you don't want any little aluminum filings "adding" to the lens'
innards - ) -
 .

It is also possible to ~carefully~ remove the K-mount flange from
the lens and then remove the extra baffle after masking off only
the flange -
 .

Fred

Re: Vivitar Lens

[Mr. William M Kane]

Just try and pry it out of my cold dead hands!  This is the lens I 
bought for a song . . . only $75 USD!!

Il Bill
On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 04:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
"Mr. William M Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hey gang,

   Putting together a bag for my ist D (this may be interesting to
those with film & vivitar lenses), and was trying out various lenses.
Trying to put on my Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm Flat Field, I found the
flange at the back of the lens to be too long.
   I know someone had cut this flange down, but don't remember who, 
and
don't remember their description/web page on doing it.  Can anyone 
give
me a hand here?
Nope. 'fraid not. You'll just have to sell the lens Bill!

I might take it off yer hands for a couple of bucks!

--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

Re: Vivitar Lens

[Mark Roberts]

"Hal & Sandra Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Speaking of Vivitar Series 1 lenses, I have a 70-210mm f3.5 with fungus on
>the front group. I sent it to an outfit in Colorado that advertises lens
>repair in Shutterbug. They quoted $75 for the front group, and $125 for
>cleaning the entire barrel(where they found more) and recoating. Three
>questions; has anyone had this successfully done, is the price
>reasonable(seems to be at about used lens price), and can the lens be as
>good as new after the rehab(this was a super VS1, hand picked from several).

I think you ought to be able to find one in excellent condition for a
lot less than $200.00 - they seem to be going for barely over $100.00
these days. 
I bought a broken one (stuck diaphragm) for very cheap, planning to sell
it after repairing it, but the excellent quality of the images it
produced made me reluctant to part with it. A little research on eBay
showed me how little I could expect to get for it and that decided the
issue. 
I still have it. (It's the third version, the 70-210/2.8-4.0 with 62mm
filter thread. See http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm)

-- 
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

Re: Vivitar Lens

[Mark Roberts]

"Mr. William M Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Hey gang,
>
>Putting together a bag for my ist D (this may be interesting to 
>those with film & vivitar lenses), and was trying out various lenses.  
>Trying to put on my Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm Flat Field, I found the 
>flange at the back of the lens to be too long.
>
>I know someone had cut this flange down, but don't remember who, and 
>don't remember their description/web page on doing it.  Can anyone give 
>me a hand here?

Nope. 'fraid not. You'll just have to sell the lens Bill! 

I might take it off yer hands for a couple of bucks!


-- 
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

Re: Vivitar Lens

[Hal & Sandra Davis]

Speaking of Vivitar Series 1 lenses, I have a 70-210mm f3.5 with fungus on
the front group. I sent it to an outfit in Colorado that advertises lens
repair in Shutterbug. They quoted $75 for the front group, and $125 for
cleaning the entire barrel(where they found more) and recoating. Three
questions; has anyone had this successfully done, is the price
reasonable(seems to be at about used lens price), and can the lens be as
good as new after the rehab(this was a super VS1, hand picked from several).
- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. William M Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 2:14 PM
Subject: Vivitar Lens


> Hey gang,
>
> Putting together a bag for my ist D (this may be interesting to
> those with film & vivitar lenses), and was trying out various lenses.
> Trying to put on my Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm Flat Field, I found the
> flange at the back of the lens to be too long.
>
> I know someone had cut this flange down, but don't remember who, and
> don't remember their description/web page on doing it.  Can anyone give
> me a hand here?
>
> IL Bill
>
>

Re: vivitar lens on ebay.

[JeffW.]

on 3/2/02 3:23 AM, Nitin Garg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1336238006
> 
> Anyone familiar with the lens above ?
> 
> thanks,
> nitin

Vivitar zoom with either T4 or TX interchangable mount. Was a higher end
consumer grade zoom. For the same price you should be able to find one of
the earlier Series 1 70-210 zooms which are better lenses. One advantage to
this version is the weight and length make it a good weapon for self
defense.

JeffW.

P.S. I have owned/used this lens versiona as well as the S1 zooms.
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