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themoleman342
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 Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject: Vivitar S1 f2.3/135mm m42 |
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themoleman342 wrote:
I just found this lens last night at a BIN price of $150. In excellent (described as mint) condition, original caps, case, and manual. Non-VMC version. Not the bargain of the century but for the screw mount version, I think it's a good price and will certainly fetch more in a straight-out auction should I decide to sell it.
Searching around this forum and others it seems like a fantastic lens but it suffers from considerable CA. One person from another forum claimed to have both the VMC and Non-VMC versions at one point and said the Non-VMC was actually better in terms of CA. I hope that is the case. I doubt many other people could support the person's claim.
So I just wanted to see if there were any other opinions floating around. I will update with pictures as soon as I get it, hopefully some with Anastasia. Have a great day mflensers!
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
Great lens indeed!
For me one of the best indoor tele lenses. I prefer to use it indoors not only because it is pretty fast for a 135mm, but also because it suffers from back-light (at least my copy does). So try to avoid that.
Otherwise very usable wide open!
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woodrim
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:52 am Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
I too have a very early lens. Very sharp; great bokeh; short MFD; takes practice focusing; and yes, CA, but easy to correct in post processing. If I had to get down to just one 135mm, this would be the one I kept.
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themoleman342
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
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| If I had to get down to just one 135mm, this would be the one I kept. |
Wow that is quite the endorsement. Now I can't wait to get it. Thanks! |
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
A very good lens. For me right up there with the Takumars and the CZ's.
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Attila
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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| A very good lens. For me right up there with the Takumars and the CZ's. |
Nice to see you are fine Big Dawg! Hopefully your household didn't get much damages.
Still on my wish list 
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themoleman342
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
First photo with the Vivitar. CA is intense but it is, as others have pointed out, very very sharp.
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
Wow, lots of blue fringing on her hair.
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themoleman342
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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JohnBee
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JohnBee wrote:
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| Wow, lots of blue fringing on her hair. |
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Ya I saw that too.
Nothing a little Photoshop couldn't fix. |
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Pancolart wrote:
Nice! Reminds me of Super Takumar 2.5/135mm.
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aoleg
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:07 am Post subject: |
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aoleg wrote:
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| Nice! Reminds me of Super Takumar 2.5/135mm. |
The Viv is actually a lot sharper wide open than the Super Tak. I had both at the same time to compare. The 2nd version of S-M-C Takumar 135/2.5 is allegedly sharper still, but I haven't tried one myself so can't comment on that.
What is interesting about the Vivitar are two things. First, the character of the lens changes a lot when stopped down (it renders background in a rather nervous way wide open, yet becomes a lot smoother stopped down just one stop). Second, it can focus way closer than other 135mm lenses without losing sharpness thanks to the "floating" (or, rather, fixed) rear element.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:00 am Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| Big Dawg wrote: |
| A very good lens. For me right up there with the Takumars and the CZ's. |
Nice to see you are fine Big Dawg! Hopefully your household didn't get much damages.
Still on my wish list |
We made it through fine Attila. Thank you for asking.
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chemmy
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chemmy wrote:
hye..im newbie..hope all of u can share your experience.. 
i hav Vivitar 135mm f2.5..but i hav a question here.
i just cant understand Vivitar S1 f2.3/135mm m42...
S1 is stand for what? |
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martyn_bannister
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martyn_bannister wrote:
| chemmy wrote: |
hye..im newbie..hope all of u can share your experience..
i hav Vivitar 135mm f2.5..but i hav a question here.
i just cant understand Vivitar S1 f2.3/135mm m42...
S1 is stand for what? |
Hi. Welcome. I read this as S1 = "Series 1". |
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:09 am Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
| chemmy wrote: |
hye..im newbie..hope all of u can share your experience..
i hav Vivitar 135mm f2.5..but i hav a question here.
i just cant understand Vivitar S1 f2.3/135mm m42...
S1 is stand for what? |
Welcome!
"S1" means "Series 1" - a special pro-series by Vivitar, comparable to the "SP" by Tamron or the "AT-X" by Tokina.
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chemmy
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chemmy wrote:
thanks..mine was f2.5.. is it S2? |
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:17 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
| martyn_bannister wrote: |
| chemmy wrote: |
hye..im newbie..hope all of u can share your experience..
i hav Vivitar 135mm f2.5..but i hav a question here.
i just cant understand Vivitar S1 f2.3/135mm m42...
S1 is stand for what? |
Hi. Welcome. I read this as S1 = "Series 1". |
Correct - We often abreviate Series 1 to S1.
Series 1 used to be Vivitar's range of better lenses. Unfortunately the later S1s were not as good.
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woodrim
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
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| thanks..mine was f2.5.. is it S2? |
No, just regular Vivitar made by ...?
| martinsmith99 wrote: |
| Series 1 used to be Vivitar's range of better lenses. Unfortunately the later S1s were not as good. |
But to be perfectly clear, later Series 1 means later designs, not later within the early Series 1 lens production, i.e. early vs. late serial number.
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woodrim
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
Since I use a Sony camera, I participate in the Dyxum forums where they run a fun photo challenge where primes are used according to a day count. Yesterday was day 135, so I chose my Series 1 135mm and took another walk about downtown Charleston. It's a pretty strong lens for the close quarters of downtown, but I made the best of it. Here's one where I think I got some 3-D effect. Do you folks agree?
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