VIVITAR SERIES 1 90-180mm f4.5 VMC FLAT FIELD ZOOM LENS.

SERIAL No. 22703767


THIS IS A TOP QUALITY LENS FROM ONE OF THE BEST NAMES IN THE BUSINESS. THIS EXAMPLE IS CANON FD (MANUAL FOCUS) FITTING (NOT EOS).

VIVITAR USED A NUMBER OF TOP QUALITY LENS MANUFACTURES TO BUILD THEIR LENSES FOR THEM - THIS ONE HAS THE SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX #22 WHICH INDICATES THAT IT WAS MADE BY KINO PRECISION WHO ARE UNIVERSALLY REGARDED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST.

THIS LENS WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR MEDICAL CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY AND OFFERS A REPRODUCTION RATIO OF 1:4 (QUARTER LIFE SIZE) AT 90mm AND 1:2 (HALF LIFE SIZE) AT 180mm.

 IT'S USE IS NOT RESTRICTED TO JUST CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY - CHECK OUT SOME OF THE ONLINE FORUMS TO SEE SOME SUPERB WILDLIFE SHOTS - THIS IS NOT YOUR STANDARD RUN OF THE MILL ZOOM LENS!

THE LENS IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND SHOWS JUST NORMAL SIGNS OF USE / AGE - SEE PICTURES FOR DETAIL. 

THE LENS BARREL IS CLEAN AND UNDAMAGED - SOME SURFACE MARKS AND SIGNS OF GENERAL USE BUT NOTHING NASTY.

THE APERTURE BLADES ARE CLEAN AND FREE FROM EXCESS OIL RESIDUE. 

THE OPTICS ARE FREE FROM ANY OBVIOUS FUNGUS, HAZE OR BALSAM SEPARATION. THERE ARE JUST SOME LIGHT INTERNAL DUST SPECKS WHICH ARE UNAVOIDABLE BUT WILL CAUSE NO HARM.

FOCUSING IS SMOOTH OPERATING WITH JUST THE RIGHT LEVEL OF RESISTANCE.

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL FRONT AND REAR LENS CAPS.




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