
If lanthanum doesn’t surprise anyone, then tantalum really sounds exotic. The lenses have a multi-colored branded multilayer coating VMC, the manufacturer claims the presence of tantalum (additive Ta2O5) and lanthanum (additive La2O3) among the glasses used, the former being in the front group of lenses. Build quality is very good, the body is metal, the lens has survived to our days in health - probably, instead of a 5 year warranty, the manufacturer could safely give 25 years :). Like any reportable high-aperture zoom, the Vivitar 28-90 / 2.8-3.5 has impressive dimensions and weight: it looks more like a class 200 / 3.5 lens.
#Vivitar series 1 manual lens manual series
The maximum macro scale: 1: 3.3 (on 28 mm and a full-frame camera) Ĭamera Mount: Nikon F mount, non-AI Design Features Vivitar Series 1 28-90 / 2.8-3.5 Minimum focusing distance: 23 cm (28 mm)

Optical design: 14 elements in 12 groups ( type of circuit) įield of view angle (on a full-frame camera): 27-75 ° But is it enough optical quality to deserve to stand next to the "celebrities" of the Series 1 line? In the same way, this lens has extremely attractive characteristics - a convenient range of focal lengths (especially for full-frame cameras) and a high aperture. Some lenses of this line are still appreciated by photographers and amateurs for their good optical quality, for example: Vivitar Series 1 90 / 2.5 (Tokina), 70-210 / 3.5 I (Kiron), 70-210 / 2.8-4 (Komine), etc.
#Vivitar series 1 manual lens manual professional
Vivitar Series 1 28-90 / 2.8-3.5 is a universal reporting zoom lens of a professional line ("Series 1"), developed in 1983 by Komine (optics of various manufacturers were produced under the brand "Vivitar").

View of the lens with a Nikon F-Canon EF adapter.
