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squeezixmud
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 Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:28 pm Post subject: Vivitar T4 lens with strange serial number |
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squeezixmud wrote:
Hello, forum. I have an Auito Vivitar T4 mount 200mm / 1:3.5 lens.
The serial number is 100031. I have been unable to determine who the maker might be. Anyone have an idea?
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Screamin Scott
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Screamin Scott wrote:
Do you have some photos of it?...Many were made by Tokina, but a photo could verify this...
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squeezixmud
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:13 am Post subject: Pics of vivitar 200mm T4 |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Looks Tokina or Komine to me too.
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squeezixmud
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:30 am Post subject: Vivitar T4 200mm lens |
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squeezixmud wrote:
Hey, thanks to all for the comments. I have done some research on the T4/Tx and decided that the serial number system I have found on the net was applicable. I thouht I might have the rarest of the rare! 
Instead I "just" have a very capable lens 
Thanks again. This forum is a treasure trove of knowledge and genial people. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:51 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/japenese/vivitar/vivitar_200mm_f3_5_tx/
This is my result taken with this lens. I think this is a great lens , price/performance ratio is unbeatable.
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luisalegria wrote:
The serial number aside, that is definitely the Tokina-made early style automatic 3.5/200 . The same lens was made for Soligor and many other brands, including Ricoh and Mamiya.
You have a real curiosity, maybe one of the earliest Vivitar T4's.
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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
Yes, it's the tokina's mamiya first TL/DTL version. I hear good things about it, like it was the best of the three mamiya 200.
In the same line I have the 2,8/135 old style (V1). And it's very good.
Can we watch pics taken with this lens?
Rino.
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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
Oh. I forgot. The serial number 100.000 is the same that the tokinas mamiya pre 1970 have too.
Rino.
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Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9
Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
Leica R3 electronic summicron 2/50 elmarit 2,8/35
Konica Autoreflex 3 (2 black and chrome one), TC, T4. 2,8/24, 3,5/28 not MC and MC, 1,8/40, 1,4/50, 1,7/50 MC and not MC, 1,8/85, 3,2/135, 3,5/135, 4/200
Minolta XG9 2,8/35, 2/45, 3,5/135
Nikkormat FTn 1,4/50, 2,8/135
Fujica ST 801, 605, 705n. 3,5/19, 1,4/50, 1,8/55, 4/85, 3,5/135.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
Voigtlander. Bessamatic m, bessamatix de luxe, bessamatic cs, ultramatic and ultramatic cs.
Skoparex 3,5/35, skopagon 2/40, skopar 2,8/50, skopar X 2,8/50, super lanthar (out of catalogue) 2,8/50, dinarex 3,4/90, dinarex 4,8/100, super dinarex 4/135, super dinarex 4/200, zoomar 2,8/36-83, portrait lens 0, 1 and 2. Curtagon 4/28 and 2,8/35
Canon AV1, 1,8/50
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.
RF
Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar. |
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cooltouch
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Vivitar T4 200mm lens |
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| squeezixmud wrote: |
Hey, thanks to all for the comments. I have done some research on the T4/Tx and decided that the serial number system I have found on the net was applicable. I thouht I might have the rarest of the rare!
Instead I "just" have a very capable lens
Thanks again. This forum is a treasure trove of knowledge and genial people. |
Well, hold on a second. I'm thinking that your lens is probably the 31st one made of that model, which makes it very early and at least somewhat collectible because of this.
I have a later Vivitar 200/3.5, s/n 28xxxxx with a dedicated mount. Mine is probably a bit more compact, hence no tripod collar. It would have been nice to have one, though.
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Nesster wrote:
I have the same lens, the early big one, though mine has more colors (I think) and serial # starts with 37
Looking at the differences, I'd agree with the above - yours is a very early sample, and after they made yours the marketing guys got at it to doll it up some, and they changed the serial number range.
I don't get along well with teles, but this one I've managed some decent shots with... so it must be a good one then 
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Hi Relayer,
There are three versions of this lens in Soligor T4, and it looks like at least three in Vivitar T4, besides the version in Vivitar TX.
You have the smaller later version of the T4, and of course the much smaller version in TX.
I have the larger version in Sears fixed M42 and the smaller in Soligor T4.
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squeezixmud
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:46 am Post subject: A few shots with vivitar 200mm : Little Rock evening f11, f8 |
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