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#Vivitar 70 210 f3.5 series#
Just looking at ebay it seems the one to have, someone mentioned 3 series of this lens any differences?Įveryone has their opinion on which version is best, I personally think mine is but then again I've not tried the others so I'm completely bias. Nurkov wrote: just looking at ebay it seems the one to have, someone mentioned 3 series of this lens any and Canon user SonicScot wrote: Very nice indeed, thanks for adding them. Last edited by Arkku on Sat 4:47 pm edited 2 times in total However, it was quite easy to open up and clean, and I think it fares quite well for an old zoom… Some (old) photos with it: I think it's well known that lenses can vary slightly from one example to another, it looks like I got lucky with this one.Īrkku wrote: I also have the first version of this lens it originally came along as a free extra with a film camera + several other lenses, because it had severely oily inner surfaces. I too was shocked by the quality coming from this lens, I was only expecting reasonable results so I was blown away by it. Wow pics! My result was so poor vs yours, beautiful pictures! Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8 You are absolutely right, I've been looking at my different lenses all day so I got mixed up.Īttila wrote: Wow pics! My result was so poor vs yours, beautiful pictures! Great shots Gary but if I'm not mistaken the first version of this lens was manufactured by Kiron, the second Tokina and the third Komine. "Everything looks better in black and white" - Paul Simon Last edited by SonicScot on Tue 8:50 pm edited 1 time in totalĭigiChromeEd wrote: Great shots Gary but if I'm not mistaken the first version of this lens was manufactured by Kiron, the second Tokina and the third Komine. Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base I think I was lucky with the purchase because not only was the lens in mint condition, it also amazes me with it's performance.Ī search of 'best of lenses' didn't reveal another thread, so here it is.
#Vivitar 70 210 f3.5 manual#
This was the first, and only, manual focus zoom lens I've ever bought. SonicScot wrote: Browsing old photos I found a few examples from this lens, taken in the same place on the same day.Ī bird in flight, a bee in flight (almost) and a portrait.Įditing: minor noise reduction and white balance adjustment. Posted: Tue 8:38 pm Post subject: Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5 (first version-Kiron)