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wombat
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 Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: Your opinions on 2 newly acquired 300mm lenses |
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wombat wrote:
G'day all
I would welcome our opinions on 2 newly acquired 300mm lenses. Which one has more potential and quality, or are both about the same? And what about the age?
1. VIVITAR 5.5/300 auto-vivitar
2. TOKINA 5.5/300
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I expect they will be very similar, they will probably have quite a lot of CA. The Japanese 5.5/300 I have of that vintage is not good.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Tokina did make a 300mm for Vivitar. They look like different lenses here though.
I expect a large amount of CA from both.
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
My vivitar 300 was a 'what you pay what you get lens' I not expect good quality from any of them.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
What's the serial number of the Vivitar? That will tell us if it's the same lens  The Tokina might be OK. I have the older preset version and it's excellent with next to no CA. I tried a later Vivitar T4 model, made by Tamron, which was horrible.
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/japenese/vivitar/vivitar_300mm_f5_6_tx/
sr 37xxx my guess from same looking 200mm lens where is serial number readable.
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Excalibur wrote:
***G'day all ****
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Big Dawg
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Big Dawg wrote:
The 5.5 is a Vivitar T4 lens made by Tokina. They are actually pretty good but the CA is an accepted fact of shooting with one. The TX version of the Vivitar though a f/5.6 lens is a bit sharper than the T4.
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wombat
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wombat wrote:
THANX FOR ALL YOUR INPUT 
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Mine must have been a T4 then, cheers!
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luisalegria wrote:
The Tokina there is definitely the same as the one made in a T4 version under the Vivitar and Soligor brands; I have one in fixed M42 in the Sears brand. These (both the T4 and the fixed mounts, and in dozens of brands) were the first series of Tokina-made auto lenses.
A very nice lens in my opinion, quite sharp wide open and comparable to the also very good 300/5.5 Tokina preset, but its quite heavy for what it is. CA seems quite reasonable for a tele lens of this vintage. People have different tastes and of course there is sample variation.
The Vivitar seems like a slightly later model. Does it have a T4 or Tx mount ?
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Big Dawg wrote:
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The Tokina there is definitely the same as the one made in a T4 version under the Vivitar and Soligor brands; I have one in fixed M42 in the Sears brand. These (both the T4 and the fixed mounts, and in dozens of brands) were the first series of Tokina-made auto lenses.
A very nice lens in my opinion, quite sharp wide open and comparable to the also very good 300/5.5 Tokina preset, but its quite heavy for what it is. CA seems quite reasonable for a tele lens of this vintage. People have different tastes and of course there is sample variation.
The Vivitar seems like a slightly later model. Does it have a T4 or Tx mount ? |
Because it has the metal focus grip with chrome trim I'd say it is a T4.
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