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Lens for Nikkormat EL
Folks: Help me out. I have a great old Nikkormat EL but my Nikon
lens is kaput. I am looking at a used Vivitar Series I 28-105 mm. Will this work okay on this manual focus camera and link with my pin-connected meter? Any suggestions for good value lenses? Thanks. Dave |
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Lens for Nikkormat EL
In article , Dave54755
wrote: Folks: Help me out. I have a great old Nikkormat EL but my Nikon lens is kaput. I am looking at a used Vivitar Series I 28-105 mm. Will this work okay on this manual focus camera and link with my pin-connected meter? Any suggestions for good value lenses? Both of my local camera shops have a wide variety of older Nikkors at reasonable prices. The manual focus stuff apparently isn't selling very well. I'd look at used Nikkors before considering a Vivitar. |
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Lens for Nikkormat EL
In article , Scott Schuckert wrote:
Both of my local camera shops have a wide variety of older Nikkors at reasonable prices. The manual focus stuff apparently isn't selling very well. I'd look at used Nikkors before considering a Vivitar. I'd second that, unless you can tell who made aVivtar lens (the series 1 lenses made by Kiron are excelent circa 1980-86), a Nikon lens is the better choice. Just avoid the 43-86 zoom. It was contemporary with the EL and would look good on it if you can find a good looking one, but if there was ever a bad Nikon lens, that's it. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, C.T.O. GW&T Ltd., Jerusalem Israel IL Voice: 972-544-608-069 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 |
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Lens for Nikkormat EL
I'd second that, unless you can tell who made aVivtar lens (the series 1
lenses made by Kiron are excelent circa 1980-86) Geoffrey Kiron was only one manufacturer to make many of the excellent older Vivitar Series 1 lenses. The Tokina & Komine lenses are also as good as, or better than the Kiron made one's. I have the production code for the Vivitar lenses. If you give me a serial #, I will tell you who made it for them, and when. The Viv S-1 28-105 was made by Cosina, and is not built all that well. The Kiron 28-105, is a much better lens. Also, the Komine made Viv S-1 28-90, is an excellent lens. Thanks |
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Lens for Nikkormat EL
In article , Geoffrey S.
Mendelson wrote: Just avoid the 43-86 zoom. It was contemporary with the EL and would look good on it if you can find a good looking one, but if there was ever a bad Nikon lens, that's it. I think I've used this lens as an example of a bad Nikkor, as well. I must say,though, that the last version with the improved coating can be...adequate. grin |
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