VIVITAR LENS FILTERS SERIES 1 SERIES

Mechanically identical to the standard version 4, but with a finish intended, apparently, to appeal to gangsta Note 3: Version 4 was also made in a hideous So not all version 3 lenses have it: Be sure to check before buying. Pentax-specific: The presence of the of the 'A' setting is one of the things makes version 3 soĭesirable today, but Vivitar/Komine only added this feature part way through the production run Note 1: Pentax-specific: Be aware that early versions do not have an 'A'Īperture setting and require 'green button' stop-down metering with Pentax DSLR's. I have no hesitation in bringing the Vivitar along, knowing it can produce professionally sharp results.īelow is my ever-evolving, ever- expanding compendium of data on these lenses. I can't fault the Vivitar at all in terms of sharpness.īokeh isn't bad but flare resistance, not surprisingly, is nowhere near as good as Pentax. reproduction ratio on this lens at 210mm. Often good enough for flower and plant 'macro' photography on trail, and I've recently started using it inĪchromatic (two element) close-up diopter It's light, reasonably fastĪnd replaces several other lenses, not the least of which is a dedicated macro lens.

VIVITAR LENS FILTERS SERIES 1 SERIES

The 70-210 Series 1 is a great lens for hiking and backpacking. Reference for members of the Pentax mailing list.īefore long it was getting so much traffic that I decided to keep it on line permanently. I gathered information about various versions of this lens and put them on a web page as a temporary (or so I thought) Though I eventually acquired examples of the first three versions of this lens, I have since sold all but version 3. The resulting photos immediately banished any thoughts of parting with this lens! Then I thought, 'Well, let's just take a few shots to see how good I started this page almost by accident: I purchased an example of version 3 of the 70-210 Series 1įor a bargain price, planning to sell it at a nice Variants 1-5 (left to right) of the Vivitar Series 1 70-210 Macro Zoom 'Series 1' lenses should be avoided, as should any of the ones that have maximum apertures of f/4.5-5.6. 'Series 1' label, which all but destroyed the prestige of the brand. Versions are of poorer optical quality and are aren't really comparable to the earlier versions.Īfter the five versions shown here, Vivitar sold some really poor lenses under the Versions produced over the years, the first three of which are still very desirable lenses. Offer any kind of macro capability, it offered outstanding optics in a highly versatile package. The most famous of the Series One lenses was the 70-210 macro zoom.

Nonetheless, discriminating photographers who could afford the price snapped them up and theyĪre still much sought-after by photographers willing to give up auto focus in return for top quality optics, With the best offerings of the major camera manufacturers, albeit at a very high price - they were quite expensiveĮven by OEM standards. In 1975 Vivitar introduced the 'Series 1' line of lenses.

Vivitar lens filters series 1