Vivitar 70-210mm, macro zoom series 1 (tokina) sample pics

[tackyrama]

I recently purchased this lens and have been using it attached to a canon EOS 77d. Here are some unretouched photos. It is a manual focus and is a bit touchy for these old eyes. I just like messing around with the old lenses. Feedback please!

 

[tackyrama]

Which camera is it you use? All the pictures look perhaps full aperture, and because of it, very soft. You are sure the lens is stopping-down the iris?

I use it on Canon EOS 77d in Av mode. Some were full some were not. The Iris is working properly. Focus may not be right at infinity, these are old eyes
Thanks

 

[tackyrama]

It does seem better closer up. Could just be me needing to be more careful focusing. I do this strictly for fun and am taking the best pictures in my life with my EOS and my legacy lenses. All in all I am very pleased for $29 on the vivitar.

 

[beagle100]

It does seem better closer up. Could just be me needing to be more careful focusing. I do this strictly for fun and am taking the best pictures in my life with my EOS and my legacy lenses. All in all I am very pleased for $29 on the vivitar.

I'm thinking you need to do some more "careful focusing" or use that legacy vivitar lens as a paper weight
www.flickr.com/photos/mmirrorless

 

[espresso2x]

IMO the landscapes have a look of a lens used at full aperture (perhaps f3.5 or f4) that would be better used at f8-f11.

 

[tackyrama]

Me too; just for fun. My cameras are ten year-old digitals, older AF lenses, 60s-70s M42 manual lenses. Plenty enough capability for most of what i shoot.

It does seem better closer up. Could just be me needing to be more careful focusing. I do this strictly for fun and am taking the best pictures in my life with my EOS and my legacy lenses. All in all I am very pleased for $29 on the vivitar.

Good to hear. This vivitar is the first non m42 legacy lens I have. The super takumar 55mm is "super" the auto chino 135mm I like a lot. The Sears 90-230 is ok. A couple of others are really junk. I only need a good wide angle and I'm good to go.

 

[tackyrama]

IMO the landscapes have a look of a lens used at full aperture (perhaps f3.5 or f4) that would be better used at f8-f11.

I do believe your right sir. I need to be more deliberate on my setups. Thanks

 

[ac12]

There might be an eyepiece magnifier that you can attach to your eyepiece that may help you with focusing.