Re: Vivitar lens quiry

2005-08-18 Thread 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 Th

Re: Vivitar lens quiry

2005-08-18 Thread 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

2004-01-25 Thread 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

Re: Vivitar Lens

2004-01-14 Thread 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 Saturda

Re: Vivitar Lens

2004-01-10 Thread 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 interes

Re: Vivitar Lens

2004-01-10 Thread 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

Re: Vivitar Lens

2004-01-10 Thread 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

Re: Vivitar Lens

2004-01-10 Thread 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 question

Re: vivitar lens on ebay.

2002-03-01 Thread 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