Picked up a lens for 5 Euro today but cant find any

info about the lens on the net. Has anyone got any experience of this lens Vivitar 80-200mm F4.5 auto zoom?

Is it a dead brick photographically or have i picked up a hidden gem? This is my first foray into the ambiguous world of maual and snatched the lens because of the price tag

Thanks

Anu

If so then it is a gem, if not it could go either way.
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David

Remember, the light at the end of the tunnel could be another train.

Hi David where will i find that info on the lens?

Anu

Not fully sure, but I believe it's a common zoom of normal quality. It should produce nice pictures stopped down, but not better then any of the other hundreds of telezooms out there

Give it a try, and have fun!

spooked said:

Hi David where will i find that info on the lens?

Anu

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It's on the frond of the lens and/or on the barrel, can't miss it. It's either "Vivitar 80-200" or something like "Vivitar Series 1 80-200".

Hi David i cant see anything about series 1 on the lens but thanks for your input!!

Anu

Do have any idea on where i could find info on how to use this lens as it has a what i can only describe as a very large, free moving focusing ring that slides freely along the length of the barell?

Thanks
Anu

spooked said:

Do have any idea on where i could find info on how to use this lens
as it has a what i can only describe as a very large, free moving
focusing ring that slides freely along the length of the barell?

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That is the old one-touch zoom technology. Push/pull to zoom, twist to focus.

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Thanks Goss.

Thanks

Anu

davemdsn said:

If so then it is a gem, if not it could go either way.

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Hi David,

Not all Series 1 Vivitar's are gems.
http://bbs.dartmouth.edu/~fangq/blog/index.cgi?note/photo/3PartyLens
At the site, scroll down to Vivitar.

Cheers.

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Ron - 'We don't have time to go take pics this afternoon Carl.'
Carl - 'What do you mean? It will only take 1/1000s.'

'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

Ron ~ Retired.

I just checked out that list.....i have a Kiron made Vivitar 75-205 f3.8 push/pull zoom which is very sharp wide open and has no ca in any situation. A lens that is known by lil but owned by several Pentax users i know. However it is no where on that list so i would not say it was a highly accurate list

brandrx said:

davemdsn said:

If so then it is a gem, if not it could go either way.

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Hi David,

Not all Series 1 Vivitar's are gems.
http://bbs.dartmouth.edu/~fangq/blog/index.cgi?note/photo/3PartyLens
At the site, scroll down to Vivitar.

Cheers.

--
Ron - 'We don't have time to go take pics this afternoon Carl.'
Carl - 'What do you mean? It will only take 1/1000s.'

'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to
see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~
brandrx

Ron ~ Retired.

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Tony

tc333 said:

I just checked out that list.....i have a Kiron made Vivitar 75-205
f3.8 push/pull zoom which is very sharp wide open and has no ca in
any situation. A lens that is known by lil but owned by several
Pentax users i know. However it is no where on that list so i would
not say it was a highly accurate list

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There are many lists of many things that are either inaccurate or incomplete. Because your lens is not on the list does not mean that the list itself is inaccurate. Perhaps the maker of the list was not aware of your particular lens. Even the "new" Vivitar Zoom Super Wide Angle 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 Manual Focus Lens for Pentax PK (sold by B&H) is not on the list. However, IT IS a Series 1 lens and I don't see many folks clamoring to buy it. So, in my opinion it must not be a "gem". Therefore, I stand by my statement that not all Vivitar Series 1 lenses are "gems".

Cheers.

--
Ron - 'We don't have time to go take pics this afternoon Carl.'
Carl - 'What do you mean? It will only take 1/1000s.'

'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

Ron ~ Retired.