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robar
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Dallas area, Texas
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: Vivitar 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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robar wrote:
made by kiron. a very highly rated lens. three shots, 100% crop, all wide open f2.8, 28mm, 50mm, 85mm. in the shade.
_________________ Roy
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Attila
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
No comment ! Kiron ! I never seen bad lens from Kiron just good one and better! One of may favourite brand is Kiron. _________________ -------------------------------
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robar
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Dallas area, Texas
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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robar wrote:
should i keep it? _________________ Roy
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Attila
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
or send to me LOL _________________ -------------------------------
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robar
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Dallas area, Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: |
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robar wrote:
i'll need to keep it for awhile. this will be my walk around lens _________________ Roy
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Good decision, this is a good lens keep it for ever. _________________ -------------------------------
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Vivitar series 1 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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Russ wrote:
robar wrote: |
made by kiron. a very highly rated lens. three shots, 100% crop, all wide open f2.8, 28mm, 50mm, 85mm. in the shade.
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Robar
Vivitar never made a Series 1, 28-85. They did put out a Series 1 28-90, made for them, only by Komine. However, Vivitar did have Kiron (Kino Precision Industries) make a non-Series 1 28-85, for them. Kiron, also made their own version of the 28-85, until they replaced it with the very good Kiron 28-105.
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:33 am Post subject: Kiron stuff |
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Russ wrote:
Just a couple of Kiron pics.
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:50 am Post subject: |
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Russ wrote:
Attila
How do I attach photos? I've tried it wice now, and twice, it hasn't worked
Russ (Kiron Kid) |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:06 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Paste image url here and I will fix it, to show you how does it work.
[img]http://yourimg.url[/img] _________________ -------------------------------
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
Series I or not, the lens seems to be a good one.
I have got a Sigma 28-85 which also is a fascinating zoom lens.
It seems that this focal length range was good to calculate. _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
I think I have become too much of a purist. Since I started to seriously photograph manual, I can not touch a zoom anymore. I always long for the best picture quality, and when I zoom, any zoom, I can't but think "if I used my best prime in this range, I would take a so much better picture".
From my point of view, I actually consider less of a compromise to use an autofocus prime lens than a manual zoom. I can always manually focus an autofocus lens, but I can not "de-zoom" a zoom lens.
In the last months I have sold many of my zoom lenses. I only have 4 left: a Sigma 10-20, AF, that I use on the 400D to obtain super wide angle FOV; the kit lens for the 400D, which I keep for possible resale of the camera; The Tamron 18-200, which I keep in case I need to go someplace where I can not take a photo bag with me. and finally, a Sigma Delta 55-200, old manual zoom with Nikkor mount, that I keep only because I can not sell it and because I have sweet memories related to it. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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robar
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Dallas area, Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Vivitar series 1 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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robar wrote:
Russ wrote: |
Vivitar never made a Series 1, 28-85. They did put out a Series 1 28-90, made for them, only by Komine. However, Vivitar did have Kiron (Kino Precision Industries) make a non-Series 1 28-85, for them. Kiron, also made their own version of the 28-85, until they replaced it with the very good Kiron 28-105.
Kiron Kid |
russ, you are correct. this is not a series 1
guess i'll quit using it.
roy _________________ Roy
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Vivitar series 1 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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Russ wrote:
robar wrote: |
Russ wrote: |
Vivitar never made a Series 1, 28-85. They did put out a Series 1 28-90, made for them, only by Komine. However, Vivitar did have Kiron (Kino Precision Industries) make a non-Series 1 28-85, for them. Kiron, also made their own version of the 28-85, until they replaced it with the very good Kiron 28-105.
Kiron Kid |
russ, you are correct. this is not a series 1
guess i'll quit using it.
roy |
Robar
No, it's not a Series 1, but still a very good lens. Keep shooting with it. You'll be happy with it. Have you checked out the Kiron 28-105?
Kiron Kid |
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Vivitar series 1 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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Orio wrote:
robar wrote: |
russ, you are correct. this is not a series 1
guess i'll quit using it.
roy |
Roy, the way I see it, if you are happy with it, you should keep using it, regardless of the label it has. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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robar
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Dallas area, Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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robar wrote:
i'm just kidding. it's a great walk around lens
the 29-105
i have a kiron and a series 1.. both have problems. the vivitar's glass is great but the barrel that that has the aperture in it has a lot of wobble in it. i think it was dropped. is there an easy fix?
the kiron has haze on the interior lens. it doesn't look like fungus that i've seen but it is all over it. it still takes a pretty good image tho. _________________ Roy
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robar
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Dallas area, Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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robar wrote:
i'm just kidding. it's a great walk around lens
the 28-105
i have a kiron and a series 1.. both have problems. the vivitar's glass is great but the barrel that that has the aperture in it has a lot of wobble in it. i think it was dropped. is there an easy fix?
the kiron has haze on the interior lens. it doesn't look like fungus that i've seen but it is all over it. it still takes a pretty good image tho. _________________ Roy
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: Re: Vivitar series 1 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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Russ wrote:
Orio wrote: |
robar wrote: |
russ, you are correct. this is not a series 1
guess i'll quit using it.
roy |
Roy, the way I see it, if you are happy with it, you should keep using it, regardless of the label it has. |
I agree!
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:13 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
@Kiron Kid,
Wikipedia has no article about Kiron ! I started to write a lens list can you finish it with a little about their history ? _________________ -------------------------------
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:13 am Post subject: |
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Russ wrote:
Attila wrote: |
@Kiron Kid,
Wikipedia has no article about Kiron ! I started to write a lens list can you finish it with a little about their history ? |
Kirin, is a Japanese Beer maker. Still in business.
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fishover
Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 27
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: |
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fishover wrote:
Russ wrote: |
Attila wrote: |
@Kiron Kid,
Wikipedia has no article about Kiron ! I started to write a lens list can you finish it with a little about their history ? |
Kirin, is a Japanese Beer maker. Still in business.
Kiron Kid |
kiron kid is a profressional teacher on kiron and vivitar history
he also have a club
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kiron-Klub/ |
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Russ
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 432
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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Russ wrote:
fishover wrote: |
Russ wrote: |
Attila wrote: |
@Kiron Kid,
Wikipedia has no article about Kiron ! I started to write a lens list can you finish it with a little about their history ? |
Kirin, is a Japanese Beer maker. Still in business.
Kiron Kid |
kiron kid is a profressional teacher on kiron and vivitar history
he also have a club
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kiron-Klub/ |
A teacher, me? Wow! What a compliment. And everyone else considers me a knucklehead...
Kiron Kid |
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amedow
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 10
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:13 am Post subject: Kiron 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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amedow wrote:
Just picked one up last month. Seems pretty good. Vivitar Series 1 version for a Nikon. Sample picture: |
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Screamin Scott
Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 1014 Location: Dallas, Georgia USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:49 am Post subject: |
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Screamin Scott wrote:
"A teacher, me? Wow! What a compliment. And everyone else considers me a knucklehead... "
Everyone knows your a knucklehead KK.... {;.)
Actually, KK was the one who let me know, years ago, about my Dine lens which I had just inherited from my Father in Law...I had, up to that point, never heard of a Lester A Dine 105 macro... _________________ Cameras-Nikon D300, D7100,D610,FE2,FTN ,FT2,N90s, Olympus Pen EP-3 & Olympus OM-D E-M10
Nikkor AF Zooms=28-105/3.5D,28-70/3.5D,35-135/3.5, et al
Nikkor AF //50/1.8,//Nikkor MF//50/2ai,50/1.8ais 50/1.4ai,24/2.8ais,28/2.8ai,28/3.5ai,55microAis/2.8,105/2.5ai,200/4ai,300/4.5ai35-135/3.5Ais,et al
Kiron /Kino made lenses//70-210/4ai,28-105/3.2ai,30-80/3.5ai,Viv 28/2ai,35-85/2.8aiVivS1,105/2.8Ais Dine,24-48/3.8ai VivS1,50-150/3.8aiViv,28-85/2.8aiViv,100/2.8Nai Viv,70-210/3.5Nai Viv,28/2.5ai Viv Komine made Viv//24/2Ais,135/2.8aiCF,28-50/3.5ai,28-90/2.8ai Viv S1,80-200/4.5aiCosina made Viv 19/3.8 Ais...Also Sigma 24/2.8 Ais Tokina made24/2.8ai VivAF Sigma 21-35/3.5,& other lenses... A link to some of my Flickr albums...
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Russ
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Kiron 28-85mm f2.8-3.8 |
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Russ wrote:
amedow wrote: |
Just picked one up last month. Seems pretty good. Vivitar Series 1 version for a Nikon. Sample picture: |
Was this shot made with the Vivitar Series 1 28-90 (a favorite of mine) or the Kiron 28-85 or Kiron 28-105?
Kiron Kid _________________ 'A photograph that mirrors reality, cannot compare to one that reflects the spirit"
Russ |
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