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Vivitar 28-138mm f3.5
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:47 pm    Post subject: Vivitar 28-138mm f3.5 Reply with quote

Just won one of these for almost nothing (£5.00), its an 09 Cosina serial number in very good nick but cant I find out anything about it.

Anyone used or have one? its the same as this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIVITAR-MC-MACRO-FOCUSING-ZOOM-28-135mm-1-3-5-4-5-LENS-/200499467837

which is the only other one I could find on sale??

Steve.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seems rather uncommon.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had one ages ago in Pentax PK mount, it wasn't a bad lens, I've had better, but it's certainly not a stinker.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, for a fiver... I think I may sell it on as a very rare and craved for sleeper Smile


PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bychance wrote:
Well, for a fiver... I think I may sell it on as a very rare and craved for sleeper Smile


Good plan, I like your style. Laughing


PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Vivitar 28-138mm f3.5 Reply with quote

I try to find one for myself for test

It was launch at the same time that the 200af and at a time the "Series 1" 28/105 2.8/3.8 was still available and that "Series 1" did (still did) REALLY means good quality
= That lens was not , even for vivitar marketing staff , good enough for beeing "series 1" labelled

I presume (to be confirmed) that it is a 28/105 extended to 135 (= poorer quality than the original 28/105) as most first generation 28/70 or 35/80 were extended 35/70 to 28 or 80 (= poorer quality than the originals 35/70)