Hey, you Pentaxians.....
Jun 2, 2015 15:06:51 #
Do any of you who shoot a Pentax use Vivitar lenses? If so, do you have any personal experience with those made by Bauer.... ones that begin with the serial # 42xxxx? I own several Vivitar lenses and have a high regard for all of them, some more so than others. A local pawn shop has a very clean 28mm Vivitar with serial # 42xxxx. The lens itself is very well thought-of from what I gather, but no mention was made of those made by Bauer.
Thanks for any info you may be able to pass along.
Thanks for any info you may be able to pass along.
Jun 2, 2015 15:11:23 #
Dewman wrote:
Do any of you who shoot a Pentax use Vivitar lense... (show quote)
I have never seen or heard anything about Bauer/Vivitar lenses - I would have to think they are very low on the ladder .....Give me a Series one with a Komine 28 prefix anyday .
Jun 2, 2015 15:26:47 #
imagemeister wrote:
I have never seen or heard anything about Bauer/Vivitar lenses - I would have to think they are very low on the ladder .....Give me a Series one with a Komine 28 prefix anyday .
Agreed about the #28xxxx prefix! I have four Series 1, 70-210mm Vivitars, two made by Komine, one by Cosina and one by Kiron. I also have several others of different focal lengths and not a bad one in the bunch. One of the sharpest lenses I own is a Kobori-made (#77xxxx) 80-200mm Vivitar. These amazing lenses can be had for a pittance on eBay. Recently, I bought a basically NIB 28-85mm macro Vivitar that is superb! So many lenses.... so little time!
Jun 3, 2015 16:31:35 #
Dewman wrote:
Agreed about the #28xxxx prefix! I have four Series 1, 70-210mm Vivitars, two made by Komine, one by Cosina and one by Kiron. I also have several others of different focal lengths and not a bad one in the bunch. One of the sharpest lenses I own is a Kobori-made (#77xxxx) 80-200mm Vivitar. These amazing lenses can be had for a pittance on eBay. Recently, I bought a basically NIB 28-85mm macro Vivitar that is superb! So many lenses.... so little time!
Unfortunately we are surrounded by a cabal of "experts" that believe their gospel is sacred. I drive a Pentax K10d with a Tamron 28X105 almost permanently locked into it's body. The lens dates back to my first auto body Pentax and has done yeoman work through three K mount, Pentax boidies. Now deep into retirement and living on a managed(!)income I have no intention of shopping--either cuz I could nor would. This lens works for me.
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Jun 3, 2015 19:13:33 #
Dewman wrote:
Do any of you who shoot a Pentax use Vivitar lenses?
WOW, this room is so empty, I actually heard an echo!! :lol:
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Jun 3, 2015 20:48:18 #
SharpShooter wrote:
WOW, this room is so empty, I actually heard an echo!! :lol:
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Really! I thought the same thing. Apparently, Pentaxians do not dwell here.
Jun 3, 2015 20:51:34 #
TomballLegend wrote:
Unfortunately we are surrounded by a cabal of "experts" that believe their gospel is sacred. I drive a Pentax K10d with a Tamron 28X105 almost permanently locked into it's body. The lens dates back to my first auto body Pentax and has done yeoman work through three K mount, Pentax boidies. Now deep into retirement and living on a managed(!)income I have no intention of shopping--either cuz I could nor would. This lens works for me.
I have the Tamron 28-105mm lens, but prefer my Tamron 28-200mm. It's sharper and the extra reach and 1:4 close-focusing feature provide more overall usefulness for me. As of late, I've had a FA-100mm f:2.8 macro permanently "locked" to my K-50 body.
Jun 3, 2015 23:44:36 #
Dewman wrote:
Do any of you who shoot a Pentax use Vivitar lenses? If so, do you have any personal experience with those made by Bauer.... ones that begin with the serial # 42xxxx?
I have one of the old 28mm f/2.5 (Kiron???). I don't use it with digital. I was never too impressed with its results on film. No experience with any other Vivitars.
Jun 4, 2015 00:11:11 #
lsimpkins wrote:
I have one of the old 28mm f/2.5 (Kiron???). I don't use it with digital. I was never too impressed with its results on film. No experience with any other Vivitars.
If the Vivitar 28mm is a "mini-wide," you might be surprised at how well it performs on a DSLR. Mine renders greens better than any lens I own. It has somewhat of a cult-following. I love Vivitar lenses, as a whole.... especially their close-focusing ones.
Jun 4, 2015 00:20:59 #
TomballLegend wrote:
I drive a Pentax K10d with a Tamron 28X105 almost permanently locked into it's body. The lens dates back to my first auto body Pentax and has done yeoman work through three K mount, Pentax bodies. This lens works for me.
It's like they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" The 28-105mm is one heck of a good lens. Mine is very sharp focusing and has superb color rendition. I own three or four Tamron lenses and all of them are very good.
How do you like your K10d?
Jun 4, 2015 08:47:59 #
Dewman wrote:
If the Vivitar 28mm is a "mini-wide," you might be surprised at how well it performs on a DSLR. Mine renders greens better than any lens I own. It has somewhat of a cult-following. I love Vivitar lenses, as a whole.... especially their close-focusing ones.
The one I have is neither close focusing nor "mini". At f/2.5 it is a true oddball.
Jun 4, 2015 10:16:04 #
Dewman wrote:
Really! I thought the same thing. Apparently, Pentaxians do not dwell here.
We are here, but we are soft and silent. And shoot with unerring concentration.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:45:48 #
Dewman wrote:
It's like they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" The 28-105mm is one heck of a good lens. Mine is very sharp focusing and has superb color rendition. I own three or four Tamron lenses and all of them are very good.
How do you like your K10d?
How do you like your K10d?
I guess that it's part of the family. It seems to hand me something new each time I use it, almost thinks for me. There was a time when the K10d was top shelf. From then to now, I've never been sorry I made the purchase. I also own a virtually brand new Tamron 70X300 that, perhaps, I should put to use, But the 28X105 does such a good job, it stays in the drawer along with other rarely used peripherals. Thanks for the notice---perhaps you've given me reason to be "adventurous". By the way, the scars are from attempting to get out of the Ni/Ca Cabal's way who seem to like to throw rocks at anyone who's camera doesn't state their similarity............C
Jun 10, 2015 00:21:30 #
TomballLegend wrote:
Unfortunately we are surrounded by a cabal of "experts" that believe their gospel is sacred. I drive a Pentax K10d with a Tamron 28X105 almost permanently locked into it's body. The lens dates back to my first auto body Pentax and has done yeoman work through three K mount, Pentax boidies. Now deep into retirement and living on a managed(!)income I have no intention of shopping--either cuz I could nor would. This lens works for me.
WOW! Wonderful Photos, at least for the web.
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