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Vivitar (Tokina) 300mm mount ID
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:10 pm    Post subject: Vivitar (Tokina) 300mm mount ID Reply with quote
Can anyone identify the mount on this lens. Am hoping it might be T4 or TX, but I really have not seen one like this prior:



PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had one of those, rotten IQ, pass on it.

If you want a good but cheap 300mm, look for a Russian Tair-3.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I had one of those, rotten IQ, pass on it.

If you want a good but cheap 300mm, look for a Russian Tair-3.


Or for peanuts, a Tokina preset 300/5.5 (Hanimex, Soligor etc.)


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Vivitar (Tokina) 300mm mount ID Reply with quote
guardian wrote:
Can anyone identify the mount on this lens. Am hoping it might be T4 or TX, but I really have not seen one like this prior:


Tentative TX mount exclusive to Vivitar. Perhaps if we could see more of the mount... Wink


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Uh, OK. But, back on the topic of the OP:

Seeing the bidirectional aperture settings I'm hoping T4 or TX.

Does anyone disagree and think this lens has a fixed mount?


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Vivitar (Tokina) 300mm mount ID Reply with quote
visualopsins wrote:
guardian wrote:
Can anyone identify the mount on this lens. Am hoping it might be T4 or TX, but I really have not seen one like this prior:


Tentative TX mount exclusive to Vivitar. Perhaps if we could see more of the mount... Wink


Many thanks for that!

I would post more photos if I had them. I don't.

Will just have to await arrival and hope for the best. Wink

The suspense is part of the fun! Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
guardian wrote:
Uh, OK. But, back on the topic of the OP:

Seeing the bidirectional aperture settings I'm hoping T4 or TX.

Does anyone disagree and think this lens has a fixed mount?


Yes, it's T4 or TX.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lloydy wrote:
guardian wrote:
Uh, OK. But, back on the topic of the OP:

Seeing the bidirectional aperture settings I'm hoping T4 or TX.

Does anyone disagree and think this lens has a fixed mount?


Yes, it's T4 or TX.


Gosh, that's great news!

Have to say that's one cockamamie adapter on that thing! I've not seen the like of it.

ETA

Prob'ly should have mentioned earlier, except did not see as germane here.

Regardless FWIW: this is an automatic lens.



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
guardian wrote:
Uh, OK. But, back on the topic of the OP:

Seeing the bidirectional aperture settings I'm hoping T4 or TX.

Does anyone disagree and think this lens has a fixed mount?


Sorry, yes agree with the others that it's a Tokina TX/T4. Good luck!


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ManualFocus-G wrote:
guardian wrote:
Uh, OK. But, back on the topic of the OP:

Seeing the bidirectional aperture settings I'm hoping T4 or TX.

Does anyone disagree and think this lens has a fixed mount?


Sorry, yes agree with the others that it's a Tokina TX/T4. Good luck!


No bigee. Many thanks appreciate hearing your opinion.

Now OT:

Attila has commented on (what I now think is) this lens, here:

http://forum.mflenses.com/vivitar-300mm-f5-5-tx-mount-t1937,highlight,%2Bvivitar+%2B300mm.html

I agree with Attila's comment. I bought the lens for less than his stated value, and given copy to copy variation on these things and the fact this is, after all, Tokina, I thought it was worth taking a flier. Wink


PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a decent enough lens! It's just the preset version is slightly better Laughing
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