I really love my Vivitar Series 1 75-210 zoom lens

[unclebill]

I got it for $50 CAD at Henry's Clearance Center in Toronto in the OM mount and it was made for Vivitar by Kiron.

This is a sweet piece of glass and I am blown away at how nice the photos look. I am going to hunt for one in Nikkor F mount and Minolta MC/MD mount in the new year.

I have the evidence posted in the Black and White gallery.

Bill

[nikonbob]

Bill

I have heard nothing but good about the original Series 1 Viv 75-210 zooms. I think you got a steal of a bargin. If you ever run across a Kiron 24/F2 try it out. I am sorry I gave mine to my cousin. Just a super lens. Enjpy your zoom.

Bob

[Peter S.]

Hi Bill,

I got a Vivitar S1 3.5/70-210 done by Kiron, which is a heavy beast, but got the best macro
range of any Zoom lens I know of. 1:2.2 - and all that at a very usable object distance.

I don't use it quite often, since I don't like its weight - I am not able to hold it steady - so I
need a tripod to use it - this is the only nit I found. I would also not use it in heavy backlight
situations - here a prime lense does better. But I would never sell it, too.

I hear that they did tons of different zooms in that range - but the most regarded are
the early ones, and the APO variants done in the 90ies(?).

You might also be interested in the Cult Classics in Third Party Lenses web page by Robert
Monaghan... medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html#vivitar

Best regards
Peter

PS: Why not post a few photos one You used the lens?

[kiev4a]

I have the Kiron 80-200 f4 marco (not sure of the exact focal length as it isn't in front of me). You can get them for a song now and they are a great lens. Mine has the zoom lock--there is another Kiron model without the lock. Like all Kirons, it's heavy. It was my favorite zoom until I got the 80-200 Tokina f2.8 zoom-I think the Kiron is a little sharper.
Several companies made the Vivitar Series 1 models but the ones made by Kiron are considered among the best.