Vivitar Auto 300mm f5.6 PK

[ludoo]

I just reserved this lens, not that I need it or like very long lenses, but the amount was ridiculous and I could not help myself. Any info on it?

[ManualFocus-G]

We won't be able to comment until we see the body or the serial as Vivitars were made by many manufacturers

[caspert79]

Either manufactured by Komine or Olympus (surprisingly), according to wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivitar
Good be a good lens!

[Big Dawg]

If it is a Pre-set lens it could be made by almost anyone as the serial number will not tell you that.If it is a TX mount 300 f/5.6 then it was made by Tokina. Could you please either post a photo of it with the serial number showing or post a URL to a photo of it.

[ludoo]

I picked it up about an hour ago, here are a few cellphone pics of the lens





It's in perfect condition, but it positively dwarfs the Kx



And here a quick shot while I was coming back home: it was raining and there was little light, and focusing at near distance is not easy with such a long lens. There's some motion blur, but the image stabilization feature probably allowed me to shoot, as this is 1/100 at ISO 1600, jpg straight out of camera with minimal USM after resizing (the image is nothing special, and it needs a slight crop too)

[8310]

That's a Tokina, the mount is pretty typical and the serial number starts with 37. I have the same one, just differently branded, it is a sweet lens. Nice catch!