Please...opinions about VIVITAR 135mm F 2.3 series1 for Canon FD

[peters8]

Hi guys!...please could you give me opinions about this lens?...is it a good glass?...please help me!

 

[Russ - SVP]

Yes. the Series 1 version is very good.

 

[Neil Souch]

Yes, the Series 1 Vivtars were were excellent performers and I used several of them in the 80s. However, due to their mostly all metal construction they are a tad heavy.

Neil.

 

[Ikon]

In the early 90s, I used two Vivitar Series 1 lenses, a 35-75mm (f=1:2,8) and a 75-210mm (f=1:3,5) (not sure about the exact focal distances) on a Canon A1 and AE1 program. The quality was outstanding, but they were very heavy. The 35-75mm lens had a very large front diameter too (around 80mm or so).
I had one problem with the telelens: the ring for setting focal distance was moving too easily, it was sliding when holding the lens vertically (sorry for my bad English...).

 

[EdSawyer]

IT's pretty good, from the first and only worthwhile series of Series 1 lenses. I have contemporary lens tests posted from modern photo and pop photo, which include this lens, at www.edsawyer.com/lenstests/