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Vivitar S1 70-210 f3.5 (Kiron) and some southern flora
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice shooting....and great lens...a wonderful surprise to me...


PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lovely images - I especially like the last two of the first series.


PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.
OH


PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Very Happy. Some how it has a low rating in many pro references, may be for the weight?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Very Happy. 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.
OH


PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Very Happy. 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.
OH


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.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amazing

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/VivitarS1-70-210v1PBtext.svg


PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kenetik wrote:
Amazing

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/VivitarS1-70-210v1PBtext.svg


And all done mechanically without a micro-chip and motor.
Yes - amazing
OH