Komine made Vivitar 35-70 f3.5

[John Bragg]

Does anyone know much about this lens ? it has a constant maximum aperture and was made by Komine for Vivitar in the very early 80s. I won one on ebay and it seems that it may have had a short production life. I am waiting for delivery possibly today. Thanks for any info you may have.

John

 

[btgc]

As most of 2X zooms (and I assume 35-70 range is hard to screw up, like most of 45-50mm lenses are above average) it has to be decent if not great. Constant aperture (good for Av, Tv and M use) usually says it's parfocal design - useful attribute, especially with WA zooms.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

My best friend has one in Nikon mount and it is a fine performer. I've had the chance to use it a bit and was surprised by the quality, but then again, these days I'm surprised more and more by the image and build quality of many third party lenses.

Phil Forrest

 

[John Bragg]

Thanks Phil. The Komine build quality should be solid enough. I bought it to use with my FM2n so the constant aperture is my main concern as is the fast ish f3.5. All in all it should fit the bill.