Author Topic: Vivitar 75-300mm f/4.5 ***** (Read 1830 times)

Crossquill · « **on:** February 05, 2011, 01:04:32 AM »

Hi all. I bought this lens for super cheap on eBay ($18 plus 12 for shipping!). It's really big and heavy, and looks and feels pretty weird on my E-P1, but I've been loving it! Check it out!

Eagle-Sculpture-Rear-2 by crossquill, on Flickr

Icicles by crossquill, on Flickr

Starling-on-Wire by crossquill, on Flickr

Does anyone else use a big, crazy lens like this on a PEN or other M4/3? It's fun, and so cheap for so much magnification and clarity. . . .

Wow, the PEN is fun!

adash · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2011, 01:06:55 AM »

Great sharpness I see! Which lens mount?
BTW, I will now add this to the Archive Index.

dbuckle · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2011, 02:21:17 AM »

Looks Good.

Crossquill · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2011, 02:04:03 PM »

ThanksAdash. I've been wondering if anyone else out there is using one of these. Mine has an FD mount for Canon.

Here are a couple pictures I took with it this morning. I'm loving it!

Mourning Dove by crossquill, on Flickr

Trying to keep warm by crossquill, on Flickr

adash · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2011, 11:33:38 PM »

This looks like a great lens!
Unfortunately I don't have this lens. I would also be more keen on an M-42 or Pentax K-a mount so that I could use it both on my Pentax and E-P1.

voyager · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2011, 02:08:58 AM »

The morning photos look a lot better than the night! Is it just me or does the forum produce some sort of mottle in night photos?

lesaint · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2011, 10:31:42 PM »

Hi Crossquill,

Great Pic! i've just got my epl2 and would like to try out some of the cheaper non-native lenses like your Vivitar.

Can you pls advise which adapter you used for this lens on your EP1?

Thanks.

adash · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2011, 10:47:35 PM »

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Can you pls advise which adapter you used for this lens on your EP1?

These are available in a number of lens mounts. Check the exact one your lens has, it could be Canon/Nikon/Pentax/Minolta/M-42/etc.

Ray · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2011, 07:08:29 AM »

This lens seems to have a very nice IQ overall but I'm wondering which particular version your lens is, is it simply the f4.5 to f5.6 version of could it perhaps be the more rare f4.5 version that came with one of the first autofocus units ?

This the one ?

Vivitar 75-300mm f/4.5 *****