Photos tom fuller, 2000 my first encounter with a vivitar series 1 lens goes back more than 15 years to the 600mm solid cat, one of the slickest supertelephotos ever made. Page 4 when service is complete, the product will be returned to you shipping prepaid. Series 1 superior aspherical optics improve contrast. For those who arent familiar, the series 1 lenses were vivitars very best and were marketed as professional lenses. Stadium security kept me from getting any closer to this zydeco performer, but vivitars series 1 70300mm zoom adequately pulled in the subject at 200mm. From the research ive done, the vivitar series 1 lenses are widely regarded as decent to excellent glass. This super cosina 100 500mm lens is a pretty decent lens for photographers and videographers on a tight budget. Registered members may log in to forums and access all the features. This combination provides the user with an extremely sharp picture with minimum color aberration while this lens is designed for high definition telephoto photography, it is also one of the most affordable precision. On the weekend we found pawn shop wed never been in before. The vivitar 70210mm series 1 is the classic of classics of thirdparty lenses. The multicoated optics provides crisp, high contrast and flarefree images of distant subjects. Find great deals on ebay for vivitar series 1 lenses.
Limited five year warranty 1 vivitar warrants this quality product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a. Limited five year warranty1vivitar warrants this quality product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of five yearsf rom the d ate of purchase. Under 2 12 inches long, this lens also uses 52mm filters as does the nikkor. This tokinamanufactured macro lens provides a particularly pleasing bokeh. Jun 09, 2000 if you are looking for an extremely good macro lens, the kiron 105 mm 2. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Youre turning the entire lens to focus and combined with a very small fov its not easy to get critical focus. Vivitar telephoto camera lens for pentax for sale ebay. Vivitar did sell some superb series 1 mirror lenses like the 450 and 600mm solid catadioptric lenses, but todays series 1 mirror lens that you show is a lowcost,dimeadozen type of mirror lens. Note that the pkar mount has the ricoh pin which can catch in the af slot on pentax dslr.
Vivitar series 1 600mm f8 solid catadioptric telephoto lens this lens represents three major advances in catadioptric lens design. Super spectra coatings allow for even light transmission and virtually eliminate flaring and ghosting. 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. This is a big vivitar long manualfocus telephoto zoom. Jul 20, 2018 i will not have the keeper rate as a long canon lens but i found a old. Vivitar series 1 70300mm af zoom lens and 840 af zoom flash. From vivitar lens literature this lens covers focal lengths from 100mm to 400mm telephoto. Vivitar corporation was a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of photographic and optical equipment originally based in santa monica, california.
The 1 series is kind of like the lseries of lenses from canon. Canon fd, fdn, m42, nikon f fx, dx, olympus om, pentax k, minolta sr md, mc 4. For the older eyes amongst us, here is a rough scan of the text. Oct 10, 2017 this video was recorded on my canon 80d with a canon 24mm f2. Apocryphal data suggests this version was made by kino precision kiron in december, 1978. Vivitar 500mm f8 telephoto lens for canon digital eos rebel sl1 100d. Opinions vivitar 500mm series 1 lens thephotoforum.
Cy contaxyashica, canon fd, fdn, konica ar, nikon f fx, dx, olympus om, pentax k, minolta sr md, mc 0 0 0. Greetings, most of the time, i would not attempt to use a legacy zoom lens with a 43rds. Shop newegg for fast and free shipping on vivitar camera lenses with the best prices and awardwinning customer service. This lens has been not tested by photodo, the grade 4. Like many vivitar lenses, it was made for vivitar by fourth parties, and its design varied over the years. Since 2008, the vivitar name serves as sakar internationals house brand for digital imaging, optics, mobile accessories, and audio products. Multicoating minimizes flare and ghosting while increasing light transmission. This combination provides the user with an extremely sharp picture with minimum color aberration. Vivitar series 1 600mm f8 solid catadioptric telephoto lens. During the period, vivitar will repair or replace the. Thanks to its advanced reflex design and aluminum alloy construction, the 500mm f8 mirror lens by vivitar is an extremely compact and lightweight ultra telephoto lens.
It is a super zoom lens from the vivitar series 1 range. I will not have the keeper rate as a long canon lens but i found a old. This super cosina 100500mm lens is a pretty decent lens for photographers and videographers on. During the period, vivitar will repair or replace the product at no charge for parts or labor.
It is a manual lens which means that you can only use the camera in manual mode so no autofocus and it does not tell the camera the fstop or other information. Vivitar series 1 telephoto lens 500 mm sign in to comment. Also sold as a cosina and other marques eg phoenix. What are the best and worst of vivitar and series 1 lenses. Each lens included a lens cap with the vivitar series 1 logo in gold. The optic is very sharp, while the transition to outoffocus elements is seamless, smooth and dreamlike, to the extent that the lens earned its own nickname from enthusiast. The lens multicoating process provides even light transmission and minimizes flaring to produce sharp. Aug 25, 2017 for the older eyes amongst us, here is a rough scan of the text. Get the best deals on vivitar telephoto camera lens. I was recently give a super cosina 100500mm manual focus macro vintage lens by my good friend jon baxter. In the early 1970s, vivitar launched the first lenses of its acclaimed series 1. Page 3 vivitar warrants this quality product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years f rom the d ate of purchase. The optics and construction is the usual, great kiron build. This video was recorded on my canon 80d with a canon 24mm f2.
Its fairly heavy and seems to be allmetal construction, and is an old trombonestyl. This is a big vivitar long manualfocus telephoto zoom, which was probably aimed at press photography, ornithology, etc. This vivitar series 1 telephoto zoom lens was made by cosina 9xxxxx serials. Until youve had a 500mm lens, its hard to describe how much of a specialty lens it is. Vivitar series 1 100500mm lens front and rear lens caps hard case amazon app. Unfollow vivitar series 1 500mm to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Product title vivitar 6500mm f816 telephoto lens with 2x tel. Its fairly heavy and seems to be allmetal construction, and is an old trombonestyle twist to focus, push and pull to zoom, design. Vivitar 500mm preset instruction manual pdf download. This lens had an om mount and i used the olympus omto43rds adapter. Vivitar series 1 70300mm af zoom lens and 840 af zoom. If you are looking for an extremely good macro lens, the kiron 105 mm 2.
Aug 01, 2000 stadium security kept me from getting any closer to this zydeco performer, but vivitar s series 1 70300mm zoom adequately pulled in the subject at 200mm. About vivitar 500mm f8 the vivitar 500 mm f8 multi coated telephoto is a refractor style tmount lens, utilizing lightweight aluminum alloy construction. Series 1 superior aspherical optics improve contrast and resolution from edge to edge throughout the. Vivitar series 1 100 500mm lens front and rear lens caps hard case amazon app. It is also used for landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, sports and celestial photography and multiple general photography applications. That gives me a 420mm f4 lens before i put it on my 7d total i can have a 670mm f4 that will auto focus.
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