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mfkita
Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 222
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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mfkita wrote:
Nice shooting....and great lens...a wonderful surprise to me... _________________ I favor the simple shot...and uncomplicated technology that won't distract me from seeing it...
NIKON D610, Canon 30D/450D/s90/A570is: Canon 35/2, 50/1.8 MKI, 18-55IS, 28-105/3.5-4.5, 70-210/3.5-4.5; MF Nikkors 50/2K, 50/1.4AIS, 60/2.8 Micro, 85/1.8-K (AI'd), 135/2.8K, 135/2.8Q.C, 180/2.8ED, 200/4Q (AI-cut), 200/4AIS, 300/4.5-H (AI'd), Olympus 24/2.8, Vivitar 28/2, Vivitar S1 70-210/3.5 and S1 28-90;Tamron sp90/2.5; (and 28-85 AF nikkor), 35mm Nikon F, FM, FE2/MD12 drive |
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JJB
Joined: 02 Oct 2014 Posts: 424 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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JJB wrote:
Lovely images - I especially like the last two of the first series. _________________ Nikon D80 with 18/55 kit lens
Fujifilm XE-1 with 18/55 kit lens
Lenses:
Konica Hexanon: 28/3.5, 50/1.7 (EE), 55/3.5 macro, 135/3.2 28-135/4-4.5, 80-200/4
Mamiya Sekor SX 28/2.8, 50/2, 55/1.4, 135/2.8
Minolta: 50/1.7, 35-70/3.5, 35-105/3.5-4.5
Olympus Zuiko: 28/3.5, 50/1.8, 85/2
Rikenon: 55/1.4
Soligor: 135s made by Tamron, Komura, Tokina
Takumar/Asahi/Pentax: Pentax M 35/2.8, SMC Takumar 35/3.5, 50/1.7 (Pentax) 55/1.8 (Super Tak), 105/2.8, 200/4
Tokina 60-300, 4-5.6
Tamron: 103A 80-210/3.8-4, 46A 70-210/3.8-4, 300/5.6 (Vernon Edonar)
Vivitar: 28/2.5, S1 28-90/2.8 (Komine), S1 70-210/3.5 (Kiron)
Yashica: ML 28/2.8, 50/2
Yashinon: 50/1.4
German: Meyer Gorlitz Oreston 50/1.8, CZJ Tessar 50/2.8, Isco Gottingen 135/3.5, Schneider-Kreuzach 200/5.5
Soviet: Helios 44/2, Helios 44/4, Industar 50/3.5 (both silver and black) |
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6006 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:02 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Thank you mfkita and JJB.
One would think that a lens of 15 elements in ten groups that is as old as this one, would be prone to mechanical problems, but the lenses that I have used seem to be solid and responsive - showing no slackness other than zoom creep.
The reproduction is 1:2.2 in macro mode - not too shabby even by today's standards and rivaling some dedicated macro lenses.
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Paulius
Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Posts: 321 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Paulius wrote:
I have two, one is heavily used, another I pick up on last Sunday flea-market for $24.-, almost mint, both in Nikon mount, made by Kiron. Most excellent lenses, the weight is enormous, but it is good for stability . Some how it has a low rating in many pro references, may be for the weight?
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6006 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Paulius wrote: |
I have two, one is heavily used, another I pick up on last Sunday flea-market, almost mint, both in Nikon mount, made by Kiron. Most excellent lenses, the weight is enormous, but it is good for stability . Some how it has a low rating in many pro references, may be for the weight? |
I have not seen low ratings for this lens, only forums that comment on the supposedly better Komine version.
Strangely, there are very few , if any, examples of work taken by the Komine lens to be found anywhere.
And yet the images produced by the Kiron/Vivitar lens are regularly excellent.
I would ignore the commentary and just get on with making images with this very good lens indeed.
I was lucky enough to find one for Pentax recently.
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kenetik
Joined: 02 Mar 2014 Posts: 524
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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kenetik wrote:
Oldhand wrote: |
Paulius wrote: |
I have two, one is heavily used, another I pick up on last Sunday flea-market, almost mint, both in Nikon mount, made by Kiron. Most excellent lenses, the weight is enormous, but it is good for stability . Some how it has a low rating in many pro references, may be for the weight? |
I have not seen low ratings for this lens, only forums that comment on the supposedly better Komine version.
Strangely, there are very few , if any, examples of work taken by the Komine lens to be found anywhere.
And yet the images produced by the Kiron/Vivitar lens are regularly excellent.
I would ignore the commentary and just get on with making images with this very good lens indeed.
I was lucky enough to find one for Pentax recently.
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Great job as usual OH. What a marvel this lens is, being a groundbreaker in so many ways. Ellis Betenky's 6 million bucks worth of shared computing time was well worth it. This thing must have blown minds when it was released. _________________ ________________________________________________________
I buy lots of lenses and sometimes I even use them... |
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kenetik
Joined: 02 Mar 2014 Posts: 524
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:43 am Post subject: |
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kenetik wrote:
Amazing
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/VivitarS1-70-210v1PBtext.svg _________________ ________________________________________________________
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6006 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
And all done mechanically without a micro-chip and motor.
Yes - amazing
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