Vivitar series 1 90mm macro lens

I prefer to cost average the two lenses to make myself feel better. I got my 30 year old canon ftb out and purched a used vivitar series 1 90mm f2. It was one of the sharpest, flatest shooting macro around. It is the one with a serial number beginning with 37 ans is.

Thanks guys heres another example of a flower, followed by a 100% crop. No wonder, then, that one of my earliest lenses was the original vivitar series 1 90mm f2. It is commonly referred to as the stovepie because of its long profile with wide front end. This well regarded tokina made serials 37xxxxx macro lens is distinct from the. A fixed lens means that the only available focal length will be 90mm. No screw on lenses nor tubes except the 1st one or bellows units included. If the serial number starts with 37 the lens should be made by tokina and this particular 902.

Unforunately, vivitar s leading position on the market didnt last. 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. The vivitar 70210mm series 1 is the classic of classics of thirdparty lenses. While not a series 1, i have purchased a vivitar 28mm 2. Vivitar series 1 customs services and international tracking provided vivitar minolta md 2890mm f2. Link, resources, and other places to go september 11.

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. With the success of the series 1 line of lenses, vivitar branched out and began selling a line of 35 mm cameras including an slr and the vivitar 35esee series of rangefinder cameras. Tamron has a patent on its optical design for the sp 90mm. Variants 1 5 left to right of the vivitar series 1 70210 macro zoom. One little picky point sorry, i think you should point out that the twin for this lens is the vivitar series 1, not simply vivitar. Manufactured for vivitar by tokina this is the predesessor to the tokina atx 90mm 2. Vivitar designers used a unique 8 element 7 group configuration. Out of the 6 90mm to 105mm vintage macro lenses ive tested, it is the sharpest. What are the best and worst of vivitar and series 1 lenses. Not much at risk there and the lens promises to be excellent. I owned one with my x700 and was very pleased with it. Some outside shots using canon t2i and vivitar 2890mm. One gold star by garian photography, on flickr vivitar series 1 90mm f2. Without additional devices it enables you to take 1.

However, if you choose a zoom lens, you can zoom in and out, adjusting the focal length. This function is particularly useful for light macro work as well as close up portraiture, and significant considering most telephotos of the day had annoyingly long minimum focusing distances. It is also worth noting that vivitar claimed that they used glass with a high index of refraction in it, and this lens certainly is a big block of glass. Vivitars, and especially this lens, are notorious for problems with the aperture. With a simple turn of a separate ring, the vivitar 70210mm can achieve 1.

It belongs to vivitar s legendary series 1 of for the time ultra fast zoom and primes lenses. But a macro lens must provide nearabsolute edgetoedge sharpness and a true flatfield image, with excellent contrast, especially in the difficult 1. Vmc 67mm vivitar series 1 macro focusing lens 2890mm f 1. It is a heavy lens with a 1 1 adapter that fits on the rear. I believe the lens was manufactured by komine with serial no. Vivitar 90mm camera macroclose up lenses for sale ebay. Apocryphal data suggests this version was made by kino precision kiron in december, 1978. I like it as much as either of the 70210 series 1 s that ive had versions 2 and 3. If anyone wants a macro lens that performs like a macro lens, the vivitar series 1 90mm f 2. The lens is a pushpull type, thus the focal length is changed by pushing or pulling the focusing ring and the lens.

That is a bit inconvenient, however, in use, the vivitar series 1 90mm is a sharper lens wide open. View and download vivitar series 1 service manual online. The tamron sp 90mm macro is not a copy of the vivitar series 1 lens. Vivitar series 1 90mm lba post started jan 14, 2006 discussions thread forum. I have a vivitar series 1 90mm macro lens with an om mount. Besides the vivitar trade mark, it sold as elicar and panagor. For people who love their lens and the photos it creates. You might also find this lens branded as an elicar. When you shop for a vivitar 90mm macro lens, you will see that there are the options for fixed and zoom focal length types. This is my first attempt at macro photo so i have some beginer questions. Any of the autofocus series 1 lenses should be avoided, as should any of the ones that have maximum apertures of f4. Like many vivitar lenses, it was made for vivitar by fourth parties, and its design varied over the years.