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first bugs with vivitar (kiron) 100mm f2.8 1:1 macro
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:15 pm    Post subject: first bugs with vivitar (kiron) 100mm f2.8 1:1 macro Reply with quote
I haven't had much time for photography since getting this lens, but I've been carrying the lens mounted on the nex everywhere, and luckily in the past days I met some bugs.
I'm not a macro shooter, and all the shots are casual - no tripod, natural lighting etc. - but I feel the lens behaved pretty well even in such not so favorable conditions.
It looks really sharp to me: I'll wait for a more serious and fair (for the lens) test, but so far it seems great.









PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
very nice, congrats!


PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kds315* wrote:
very nice, congrats!


Thanks Klaus.
The lens seems really good - especially considering what I paid for it - so now it's time to improve my technique.


PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A couple more from today:


DSC04534 by Alessandro Lucchini, su Flickr


DSC04539 by Alessandro Lucchini, su Flickr


DSC04538 by Alessandro Lucchini, su Flickr


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice work!


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
WNG555 wrote:
Very nice work!


Thanks!


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good work on nailing the focus, tricky with a 1:1 marco


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
noddywithoutbigears wrote:
Good work on nailing the focus, tricky with a 1:1 marco


Thanks.
the last ones of the caleopteryx are at a lower magnification ratio than the spiders - between 1:2 and 1:4, while the spiders where at more than 1:2. Also, the fact that it was sunny with no wind when I took the second batch, helped a lot: I could both close the aperture and use faster shutter speeds.


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have the Kiron version of this lens (100/2.8 1:1 Macro). Is this the same lens optically and mechanically or are there differences other than printings and etchings on the barrel?


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pontus wrote:
I have the Kiron version of this lens (100/2.8 1:1 Macro). Is this the same lens optically and mechanically or are there differences other than printings and etchings on the barrel?


No idea, I read in various places that it's the same optically as the kiron/Lester dine 105/2.8, and actually it's quite similar in physical appearance, that's the reason why I decided to invest the euro 40 plus shipping that the seller was asking, but I've never seen the a kiron 100 f2.8, so I don't know.


PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
40 Quid plus shipping? Whoa, what a steal! Congrats. Yes, Kiron, Lester Dine, and this Vivitar macro is optically the same lens. Kiron is labelled 105mm, 100mm must be a typo.


PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
fermy wrote:
40 Quid plus shipping? Whoa, what a steal! Congrats. Yes, Kiron, Lester Dine, and this Vivitar macro is optically the same lens. Kiron is labelled 105mm, 100mm must be a typo.

I picked up the Kiron version in a lot of Yashica cameras (unlabeled I recognized the lens from research). As near as I can tell all three are the same lens with minor labelling differences only.


Oh, and LOVELY macro photos. I am a bit jealous.


PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
fermy wrote:
40 Quid plus shipping? Whoa, what a steal! Congrats. Yes, Kiron, Lester Dine, and this Vivitar macro is optically the same lens. Kiron is labelled 105mm, 100mm must be a typo.


Yes, the seller was a bit worried because the shape of the aperture stopped down was slightly uneven. It actually is, very slightly, by f22, so no big deal.

jamaeolus wrote:
fermy wrote:
40 Quid plus shipping? Whoa, what a steal! Congrats. Yes, Kiron, Lester Dine, and this Vivitar macro is optically the same lens. Kiron is labelled 105mm, 100mm must be a typo.

I picked up the Kiron version in a lot of Yashica cameras (unlabeled I recognized the lens from research). As near as I can tell all three are the same lens with minor labelling differences only.


Oh, and LOVELY macro photos. I am a bit jealous.


Thanks!
IIRC, it should also be available as Vivitar series 1 2.5/105 - and actually it looks the same except the rubber grip and some other minor finishing differences - and also as a Rikenon and Rolleinar, but I've never seen any of those.
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