richard_liu2 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 First of all, I'm in a pretty awkward situation. I'm dealing with a quite confused seller who I think has this vivitar version of the Kiron through newspaper. I do know it's a AI version and a macro and somewhat looks like the Kiron. But as confused as he is, I'm having a difficult time to positively identify it by phone. One thing I'm trying to figure out is that if the FL lettering at the front of barrel is in red. I was wondering if anyone can help provide a picture of the Vivitar 100mm 2.8 or the 105mm 2.5. I know Arnab has sent his out for CLA.:-(. The real bad thing is I'm moving to a location late tonight where the hotel doesn't have Internet access. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnabdas Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Any Vivitar ~100 macro (actually, the 100/2.8 Macro and 105/2.5 Series 1 Macro) that has a serial number starting with 22 is made by Kiron and has 6/6 design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnabdas Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 A picture of Vivitar 100/2.8 (alongwith Kiron 105) can be found here http://www.nikon-foto.de/templates/stuff/kiron/kiron_artikel_105_4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_liu2 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 Thanks Arnab. I'm trying to push my luck now. Dealing with someone who doesn't know how to sell is frustrating experience. Sigh. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnabdas Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 <p><em>Dealing with someone who doesn't know how to sell isfrustrating experience. </em></p> <p>I completely understand. Tell him that he might be having avery highly sought-after lens and he should pay more attention.:-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_liu2 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 LOL. After I got mine. Last effort. This is the actual picture in the size I got from him(no kidding). It's a f2.x for sure. What do you think? I may just give up, or take a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry thirsty Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 That certainly doesn't look like the Kiron; here's what my Kiron looks like (the Lester Dine version): http://www.pbase.com/jthirsty/image/62378429/large It has no markings inside the lip of the lens barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_liu2 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 No, it's not the Lester Dine version or the Kiron. I suspect it's the Vivitar version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14mm 2.8l Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Richard it is neither. I own a couple of these in 2 other brand mounts. Pass on this offer and keep looking. Anyways, everyone I thought the bonus of these 100mm 2.8 kiron made for vivitar and not marked "series 1" and the 105mm f2.5 "Series 1" also made by Kiron, is they were much less expensive than lets say a Nikon 105mm micro nikkor option. These days you'd find maybe a $50 bump for the Nikkor. Between The Nikon Brand and Kiron made cult classic I do know know which is better optically. The wife and I shoot canon fd and pentax and for those two systems these Legandary unbranded "22........." serial numbered Kirons do perform better than either makers' macro glass. I think there was a story in Popular Photography in the late 1970's that confirmed this outcome. Back then these sold for 1/2 of canon or Pentax macros Bottomline, pass of this difficult seller who has the wrong lens you after anyways. Lindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnabdas Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 <p><em>"the bonus of these 100mm 2.8 kiron made for vivitarand not marked "series 1" and the 105mm f2.5"Series 1" also made by Kiron, is ..."</em></p> <p>A couple more bonus points for a more compact size of the100/2.8 and also the neat built in collapsible lens hood, I lllloveit. Yeah baby.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14mm 2.8l Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Indeed Arnab, Well designed with the disappearing hood and light weight and bright and stunningly sharp & always inexpensive, from day one. And Best of All, NO extention tubes necessary! I have the kiron made series one 90-180mm f4.5 flat field macro too. No other photo company ever tried to compete with that Kiron's coveted medical~use macro zoom. Kiron sure made some awsome macro glass for a third party manufacturer, back in late 1970's-early 1980's Lindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_liu2 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 Thanks, Lindy and Arnab. I'm giving up on this stupid seller. BUT, sometimes this is where the good deal comes from.:-) Gotta pack. Time to hit the road. Y'all have a nice weekend. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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