Vivitar 55 f/2.8 macro, the lens is no one interest.


Today I will review the lens, no one interest, but some familiar names. Some people may not have heard the name. If you hear the name, but you not have found this lens into the market. Because it is not much turnover in the market. Moreover, it is not taking place in this brand does. and the same lens is inexpensive. We do not find much on it.

Let us take "Vivitar 55 mm f/2.8 macro" !!


Believe that many of you may be wondering what it Lens have not heard the name. It will expand the reach of the vivitar before.

Vivitar Company was originally founded by the Germans. Immigrants living in the United States they is Max Ponder and John Best, which is now named Ponder & Best , is dealer of photographic equipment, Rollei, Mamiya, Olympus, does not have much money at first. Thus began in the yard sale. The latter is more money. It was founded as a company.

Ad Products of the Ponder & Best about 1946.


Later, the Rollei and Olympus does not provide Ponder & Best, is the dealer. For some reason. But the two men agreed that their company is famous for. therefore think it should be producing its own brand. Both have a name "Vivitar". About the year 1960-1970 .The product came out quite a lot and the main focus is. We need a good quality lens. But it is cheaper than other brands of lenses. It is well known.

Sell ​​the lens Vivitar Model T4 This is the first version of the lens of Vivitar.


During the 1970's. The Vivitar has changed the way of producing new.  They hire other companies to manufacture the lens. This lens is dedicated to the Japanese and German companies as Cosina, Komine, Tokina, Chinon, Kiron, Schneider Etc. Lens to produce different versions come out. This is why lenses Vivitar is the lens has the same look for many different scenarios.

To see if the vivitar lens in your hand to see where this production.

http://www.cameraquest.com/VivLensManuf.htm

The Vivitar lens is well known that the lens is a Vivitar Series 1. It is accepted that it was the lens of good quality. And more importantly, it is also sold in some markets and this is considered the most prosperous era of the Vivitar that has it.

This picture is VivitarVivitar 70-210mm f/3.5 Series 1. There are several versions of hiring a production company.


Introduction to waste time. Review of our lenses come good. Because of that, because I was in possession of a single lens. But after looking at this lens is the original is Nikkor 55 f/3.5 Are market forces make it more expensive than ever. A few years ago, no one is selling for $ 100. Now up to $ 150 - $ 200 is kind of a scramble to buy. With a Vivitar 55 f/2.8 lens was offered at a price close to the lens brand. and the advantage is you can shoot up to 1:1 macro but taken with the Nikkor 55 f/3.5 1:2 just decided to buy it.


Face of lens will tell you the brand and size filters Serial Number beginning with 28, saying that it comes from Komine 's famous.


Side lens tell focus and narrow the aperture 16.

Out to be a little less for macro 1:1 as flowers or insects that might not be obvious, and I made ​​small compared to the Nikon up to 32.


Coating amber color lenses like Nikon or Pentax version.

Ken Rockwell ever tell you that it is a single coat is not a problem because we did not shoot macro to backlight it.


See my Nikkor 55 f/3.5 lens Coating Deep Purple is just a single coated lens made ​​by Vivitar has over 10 years.

After this production, it made ​​Nikon a multicoat before switching production to the 55 f/2.8 instead.


Diaphragm is a 6 blade exactly like Nikon.


When comparing it with the Nikon lens to focus to infinity, then it will be enough.


I stretched out as far as the focus of the Nikon at 1:1 to 1:2 and Vivitar Vivitar it will be found to hide it. Extended over nearly doubled.

Engineers who designed this lens was very good at this Vivitar lens focus ring rotates it all twice!! Near to it, allowing it to rotate than the Nikon ( Of course, it would be more light. But it 's okay to have a macro 1:1).


Fitted with a Nikon FM2 produced in the same era.

 

Vivitar macro photography using a soft color that will be sweet.


Contrast that with the Nikkor 55 f/3.5 I noticed that the colors are fresh and a lot more aggressive than the contrast is obvious.

And note that the bokeh of this lens. This would be like. Personally, I think the Vivitar, but I really like it blends in oil paintings.

 

I also have a Vivitar bokeh of it. Colors are soft and sweet this.


Take a look at this macro 1:1 with some small flowers. Smaller than the tip of the little finger would be open to f/11 to express themselves only.

Unfortunately that will be taken at a 1:1 lens with many flowers are 3-4 cm apart around it.


Vivitar 55 f/2.8 macro lens is a lens that is used as a price close to the Nikon 55 f/3.5 There are pros and cons of it.

Many advantages.

1. Low cost.
2. Can shoot up to 1:1 macro.
3. Weight is not too much. The focus was friendly.
4. The highly polished crystal lenses brands.

The disadvantages.

1. If you shoot macro at 1:1 is very close to the object. Not suitable for taking pictures of insects.
2. I find it difficult to find in the market.
3. The filter size is 62 mm, which is more expensive compared to the 52 mm filter size used on the Nikon.

If you have a chance. I recommend this lens brand. Of course, it does not disappoint.

Original in thai language : http://www.pantip.com/cafe/camera/topic/O11392298/O11392298.html
Translated and compiled by : Devilzer

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