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Re: [OM] IMGs: Vivitar Series 1 28-105mm macro Test

Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: Vivitar Series 1 28-105mm macro Test
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:36:40 -0400
Does this lens only do macro at the wide end?

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/24/2012 10:27 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>       I set up an account on Flickr, having decided that Google Picasa was 
> just too unstable to be worth bothering with.  These four photos are taken 
> with the Vivitar Series 1 28-105mm macro zoom lens that I bought for $15 at a 
> thrift store in Tucson two weeks ago.
>
>       The subject is a Dwarf Desert Honeysuckle (Dwarf Desert Honeysuckle 
> (Anisacanthus puberulus aka Chihuanuan Honeysuckle) in my garden.  I have a 
> number of these as they provide lush foliage in the summer with a minimum of 
> supplemental water.  The background is a block wall, and I waited until the 
> sun was at the right position to have the wall surface in shade and the 
> flower(s) in sunlight for good contrast.
>
>       First photo is taken at 105mm f/5.6 with no macro:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/7010969995/in/photostream
>
> next is at 50mm f/5.6 with no macro:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/7010966981/in/photostream
>
> then at 28mm f/11 with no macro:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/7010965173/in/photostream
>
> and finally at 28mm f/16 with 1:3 macro:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/6864858170/in/photostream
>
>       I've had the base of this lens apart twice now to remove excess 
> lubricant in the aperture mechanism, and yesterday found that there is 
> probably some on the iris leaves as well as one or two of them stick when the 
> lens is cold.  Tucking it inside my shirt for 5-10 minutes takes care of that.
>
>
> Chris
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