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Vivitar 180mm F3.5 pre-set lens
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:32 pm    Post subject: Vivitar 180mm F3.5 pre-set lens Reply with quote

Big Dawg sent me this lens (Thanks BD !) & I finally got around to trying it out. Focussing was a bit touchy (as it seems to be with all of these old pre-sets). This lens has aperture ring issues & I'm going to have to find a "parts" lens for the small screws in the front half of the lens barrel that broke off while trying to remove them. The open/close ring just spins & the aperture ring has no detent stops..I did shoot some shots wide open @ 1/250 & they shots needed work in PP. Bokeh is nice (has about 16 iris blades)...Here's one sample of a wind chime



PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry for the issues but if you go to Peachtree camera they can fix it up for you. Not a bad photo there.

Got a couple of M/MD T4 lens adapters if you want them...Kinda make up for the lens issues...LOL


PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not really a problem Ed....Since I mainly shoot Nikon, i really don't need the M/MD T4 adapters (already have one anyway)...Thanks again for the lens though...


PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would any lens screws fit? I have a broken Soligor 200 I could harvest screws off.


PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Mo, but I am going to go to the local Optican (sp?)& see about the screws there..