It is quite good but is not as well coated as the later vivitar 1002. This series 1 version is not to be confused with the non series, kominemade vivitar 90mm f2. No screw on lenses nor tubes except the 1st one or bellows units included. I cannot recall where i first saw the vivitar series 1 5mm lens, but i was immediately enamored. For people who love their lens and the photos it creates. It was a good deal, i dont know if he use this forum, since he is an olympus user as well. I have a excellent condition version for sale with a dedicated 1. So, with all the excellent, inexpensive 5mm lenses out there, why would anyone buy the vivitar series 1 5mm. If the serial number starts with 37 the lens should be made by tokina and this particular 90 2.
The vivitar 70210mm series 1 is the classic of classics of thirdparty lenses. I have one of these in canon fd mount with the matching 1. I like using it without the adapter because i really not steady enough. That is a bit inconvenient, however, in use, the vivitar series 1 90mm is a sharper lens wide open. Flickriver view images as a river of photos and more. Feel free to share your stunning bokina picture, whever you use the atx or the series 1. Tamron has produced a series of 90mm macro lenses over the years. Ive always preferred the speed and sharpness of prime lenses. Thanks guys heres another example of a flower, followed by a 100% crop. I finally got my hands on one of the cult classic macro lenses. If anyone wants a macro lens that performs like a macro lens, the vivitar series 1 90mm f2.
What are the best and worst of vivitar and series 1 lenses. There is a comprehensive discussion of both the tokina and vivitar versions on the. I got my 30 year old canon ftb out and purched a used vivitar series 1 90mm f2. Actually, a few of those shots were with a 90mm vivitar series 1 lens and 50mm 1. This classic komine made original series 1 is often referred to as the stovepipe because of its di. Here are some samples from the vivitar dahlia swan island canby vivitar 90mm 1 by anh tri, on flickr dahlia swan island canby vivitar 90mm 3 by anh tri, on flickr dahlia swan island canby vivitar 90mm 5 by anh tri, on flickr dahlia swan island canby vivitar 90mm 6 by anh tri, on flickr. During the 1970s vivitar introduced a line of high quality lenses called series one. Taken from mark roberts website, heres how you can decipher your serial number. I couldnt find a whole lot about it, nor many images over which i could salivate. More than a decade after vivitar s release of the series 1 90mm f2.
Bokina vivitar series 1 90mm macro tokina atx 90mm 2. Canon fd macroclose up camera lenses for sale ebay. The vivitar series 1 lenses are fantastic lenses when found in good condition and cheap. Deciphering vivitar serial numbers this coding system is for all vivitar series 1 lenses, not just the 70210, but. Apocryphal data suggests this version was made by kino precision kiron in december, 1978. In the 1980s, vivitar came up with their series 1 28902. The second thing was obviously the similar look to the series 1 90mm my favorite lens of all. In that light, all pics which follow are shot wide open, aka. 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. It may be the sharpest series 1 lens made and is one of the sharpest general purpose lenses ever made.
The aperture range means that this lens is also very capable of producing. Manufactured for vivitar by tokina this is the predesessor to the tokina atx 90mm 2. The front of the lens seems to have a millimeter or two. Save up to 40% off retail price and get a 180day warranty. It is not the same optical formula, nor was it manufactured by the same company. Vivitar series 1 600mm f8 solid catadioptric telephoto lens. This tokinamanufactured macro lens provides a particularly pleasing bokeh. Woodland sunflower early bloom by david miley, on flickr. Today marks another installment of my old glass series. The legendary bokina lens, the standard by which all bokehliciousness is measured by. Nyquist frequency is about 3000, so the lens is outresolving the sensor through most of the range. Please feel free to add your pictures taken with this lens to this thread.
This lens is in no way related to the far superior vivitar series 1 90mm f2. There will eventually be a complete optical system of more than twenty vivitar series i lenses, each representative of advanced technology and demonstrably superior to other lenses currently available. Home pentax user forum lenses for pentax cameras forum vivitar series 1 2890mm f2. It boosts light transmission, ensures sharp and high contrast images, minimizes ghosting and flares. Vivitar is an american distributor of photographic equipment. I like it as much as either of the 70210 series 1 s that ive had versions 2 and 3. The rear lens cap is a genuine pentax one as well, so it looks like this came from a loving. Like many vivitar lenses, it was made for vivitar by fourth parties, and its design varied over the years. I have both the vivitar series 1 and tokina 90mm f2. Taken with vivitar series 1 vmc macro bokina 90mm 1. Buy and sell used vivitar camera lenses at keh camera. This is my first attempt at macro photo so i have some beginer questions.
One gold star by garian photography, on flickr vivitar series 1 90mm f2. Get the best deals on canon fd macroclose up camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Group to post and discuss legendary vivitar series 1 902. Vivitar had contracts with different companies for their series 1 line lenses. I recently acquired this gem and i am still in the early stages of the learning curve in its use. Manufactured for vivitar by tokina this is the predesessor to the. Make offer vivitar series 1 90mm 180mm flat field macro focusing canon fd mount.
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