Ive used that lens for many years, first in canon fd and later in nikon f. Ive used all three of those lenses extensively over the last couple of decades. This classic komine made original series 1 is often referred to as the stovepipe. A couple of months ago i got the vivitar series 1 mf 70210mm3. The third edition was made by komine, and like the first two, is very well built. If you too is passionate about your lady in bed but you cannot sustain an erection, you should not fear because many of the problems can be resolved either with medication, medication stoppage, surgery, or. The series 1 lenses created serious competition on the lens market for such a big companies as canon, olympus, nikon, minolta and even such famous optics manufacturers as carl zeiss and leitz. It belongs to vivitar s legendary series 1 of for the time ultra fast zoom and primes lenses. Pentaprism with crossmicroprism or splitimage focusing screen, 0. Vivitar corporation was a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of photographic and optical equipment originally based in santa monica, california.
Its a fastish wideishtotelephotoish generalpurpose zoom from the 1980s, i guess, perhaps the late 1970s. Outof production vivitar premium, manual focus zoom lens. This lens is notorious for oil leaking on the blades. All the photos are of the vivitar series 1 vmc 2890mm f2. I know that more recently vivitar series 1 has been plastered on things such as a 28300 superzoom, and that even the later mf 70210 versions made by cosina were far from perfect. Taken from mark roberts website, heres how you can decipher your serial number. I checked, and it turns out that i have the third version, the komine lucky me. From the serial, it was made by komine, maker of the kiron lenses i believe.
Many products for fixing erectile dysfunction are available on the market to treat the sexual disorder. Cheapest cialis, sildenafil canadian pharmacy fludwerks. 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 aperture range means that this lens is also very capable of producing. Vivitar was the first company to announce macro lenses with a variable focal distance vivitar series 1. What are the best and worst of vivitar and series 1 lenses. It is a fantastic lens and can usually be found for very affordable prices. They represent, for me, perhaps one of manufacturings greatest examples of a perfect synthesis between form and function. Deciphering vivitar serial numbers this coding system is for all vivitar series 1 lenses, not just the 70210, but. I have the 2890 in several mounts but used it mostly in om mount. Since then its been sat in a box and has not been getting any use.
I have that lens in k mount and i would say its about as good as the 2890. View and download vivitar series 1 service manual online. Vivitar corporation was a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of photographic and optical. Like many vivitar lenses, it was made for vivitar by fourth parties, and its design varied over the years. The lens is a pushpull type, thus the focal length is changed by pushing or pulling the focusing ring and the lens length is changing at the same time. That is the uss constitution, and today were going to have a look at the vivitar 2890mm f2. Mf lens for canon at the best online prices at ebay. The lens is based on a pushpull principle focal length is changed by pushing or pulling the focusing ring, the lens length is changing at the sa. Variants 1 5 left to right of the vivitar series 1 70210 macro zoom. Vivitar 70210 series 1 macro zoom lenses mark roberts. Outofproduction vivitar premium, manual focus zoom lens. Somewhere there is a thread in which someone guesses that the non series 1 vivitar 2885 variable focusing lens was in competition with the 2890 to be the series 1 model. Steve rainwater provides a very nice historical account of the genesis of the first vivitar series 1 lens, while boggy has made a collection of instruction manuals for vivitar lenses available on his website.
Another great komine made vivitar is their series 1 2890mm f2. Vivitars, and especially this lens, are notorious for problems with the aperture. However, in that range, i find the vivitar series 1 2890 and kiron 28105 to be better. Find great deals on ebay for vivitar series 1 lenses. Canon fd fit vivitar series 1 komine zoom lens 2890mm fast f2. Vivitar accomplished this with innovative series 1 lens designs from great lens designers, demanding quality control, and having independent lens manufacturers bid to make those lenses to vivitars specifications. Optics are mint, no scratches, haze, fungus etc,, aperture is snappy and oilfree. At the focal length of 28 mm it enables you to take 1.
The vivitar 70210mm series 1 is the classic of classics of thirdparty lenses. Find great deals on ebay for vivitar series 1 lens and visionar lens. Hey all, i just got my new vivitar series one 2890mm f2. I heard an mf version of this lens from the komine era is top notch or was it 2890. This classic komine made original series 1 is often referred to as the stovepipe because of its di.
Buy vivitar camera lenses 90mm focal and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Vivitar 90mm camera macroclose up lenses for sale ebay. In the 1970s, vivitar introduced the series 1 lenses. Left to right the prefered versions of the vivitar series 1 zooms. Anyway, its quite an impressive lens to behold with its large 67mm thread of 5 other lenses. In fact, it was through the vivitar 90mm komine made and series 1 90mm confusion i first began this blog and have become increasingly obsessed ever since. It belongs to vivitars legendary series 1 of for the time.
Canon fdmount vivitar 28105 2880 2890 35105 70210 80200 manual focus lens. Ive had both, but the kino looks sharper and has better contrast. Vivitar zoom camera lenses 2890mm focal for sale ebay. Vivitar had contracts with different companies for their series 1 line lenses. Vivitar came out with series 1 line of lenses in 1975 that was designed to compete with any highend lens on the market.
It was a good deal, i dont know if he use this forum, since he is an olympus user as well. Any of the autofocus series 1 lenses should be avoided, as should any of the ones that have maximum apertures of f4. Pentax k pk and pka, m42, canon fd, nikon f, olympus om, minolta sr covers. The older vivitar series one lens photography forums. In the 1980s, vivitar came up with their series 1 28902. I then found the komine version and though quite good, i found that i prefer the kinokiron. Apocryphal data suggests this version was made by kino precision kiron in december, 1978. Moreover, if you are looking for bargains among third party legacy lenses, you might also want to check out the compendiums of, respectively, soligor and tamron adaptall. The lens is based on a pushpull principle focal length is changed by pushing or pulling the focusing ring, the lens length is changing at the same time. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
722 1170 16 852 1409 1122 272 479 491 1163 882 918 693 745 239 1498 531 574 620 533 844 96 1230 1066 167 338 1410 1336 765 393 1456 472 344 646 372 1476 686 852 783 182 1279 389 1105 1090 1265 1415 1104