Interesting stuff: Famous 200mm and 135mm Series 1 lenses

Vitaliy_Kiselev

If you want to own old manual lens, you need this.
They are build like tanks, have great optics.
And turning their focus ring is like having constant orgasm.

Vivitar Series 1 135mm F2.3

Mount: Canon FD, that is best, as it has no play.
Price: $200 or best offer

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vivitar-Series-1-135mm-2-3-Auto-Telephoto-Canon-Mt-Lens-/320731790285?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item4aad1abbcd

Vivitar Series 1 200mm F3.0

Mount: Canon FD, that is best, as it has no play.
Price: $199 and $160 respectively

http://cgi.ebay.com/CANON-VIVITAR-SERIES-1-CLOSE-FOCUS-200mm-f3-0-/120752479828?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item1c1d689e54

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vivitar-Series-1-200mm-f3-0-case-EXCELLENT-/120748862114?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item1c1d316aa2

Second option that ends in about 3h is very good, as $160 for such condition lens with case is good.

DrDave

I really like my Series 1 90mm macro, I paid I think $165. But I tested against Nikon 85mm F2 and 105mm 2.5, and for video, only a small difference. The Nikons are not so heavy, even if the Vivitar is very slightly sharper. I will look for a 200mm as you suggest. But it looks heavy.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>I will look for a 200mm as you suggest. But it looks heavy.

Sometimes heavy is not bad :-)

'Btw, as far as I know 200mm uses optics design of Zeiss Olympic Sonnar 180mm F2.8

heradicattor

How they compare against Canon FD 135mm f/2.5 SC and Canon FD 200mm f/2.8 SSC respectively?

ivanlee

I own the Vivitar 200, it's a nice lens... it focuses really close, but... the CA kills it

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>I own the Vivitar 200, it's a nice lens... it focuses really close, but... the CA kills it

I own both. And love'em.
As for CA. It is common for many old lenses.

fchris

What adapter is needed for the Vivitar Series 1/135mm/2.3 Auto-Telephoto/Canon Mt Lens?

kool

what the different canon fd and canon fd ssc,

LPowell

I have the Vivitar 200mm f3 Series 1 in Minolta MD mount. It's a very nice close-focusing lens that feels great in your hands. The interesting thing about the MD mount is that you can get a thin adapter that converts it into a legacy Four Thirds mount. That enables it to work on Olympus & Panasonic Four Thirds cameras as well as their Micro Four Thirds adapters.

I also had a Vivitar 135mm f2.3 Series 1 in Canon FD mount. It was of comparable quality, but not quite as sharp as the Canon FD 135mm f2, which typically fetches twice the price of the Vivitar on eBay these days.

stefanos

I have the pentax 135mm 3.5. Are these lenses that much better?

Voldemort

Consider the Contax Zeiss 135mm F2.8 it is better than the Vivitar and not too expensive ($250)

Dzhus

How do these compare to Series 1 70-210 mm Vivitar lens?

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