Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm zoom lens can't go macro

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pixelrender@gmail.com - 08 Dec 2006 23:43 GMT

I bought this lens awhile ago and was able to get it into macro mode,
but i let is sit for a couple of years and i am now pulling my hair out
because i cant remember how to get it back to macro mode.
So could someone please give me some pointers on this?

heres a pic of the lens btw
http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1010077hr1.jpg

thank you!

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Robert Brace - 09 Dec 2006 00:59 GMT

>I bought this lens awhile ago and was able to get it into macro mode,
> but i let is sit for a couple of years and i am now pulling my hair out
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> thank you!

As I recall (been a long long time!) mount the lens on the camera.
Hold with the camera body away from you and the 67mm end towards you (as if
you were going to take a picture of yourself).
Grasp the two "ears" or "bumps" at the 9:00 and 3:00 o'clock position on the
lens barrel (at least one has a button in the centre of it) and squeeze them
(thus pressing the button) together.
While squeezing them rotate the "ears" clockwise (thus rotating the lens
barrel clockwise) so the yellow index line on the barrel lines up with the
index dot on the lens mount.
You are now in close focus or "macro" mode.
Hope that helps.
Bob

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pixelrender@gmail.com - 09 Dec 2006 03:42 GMT

> >I bought this lens awhile ago and was able to get it into macro mode,
> > but i let is sit for a couple of years and i am now pulling my hair out
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> Hope that helps.
> Bob

thanks for the fast response, I was doing it completely wrong, but the
thing still won't budge. I unscrewed the tab with the white release
button on it, and it seems to be doing it job. The barrel has some
wiggle room but just won't turn over to macro

So i figure its broke, and on its way to the box it came from for ten
more years ;)

thanks for the help though

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Robert Brace - 09 Dec 2006 07:18 GMT

>> >I bought this lens awhile ago and was able to get it into macro mode,
>> > but i let is sit for a couple of years and i am now pulling my hair out
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>
> thanks for the help though

Don't give up just yet. I dug out my copy to be sure I had it right and
wouldn't you know I forgot one step!
Before you squeeze the "ears" and twist the barrel clockwise, THE ZOOM SLIDE
MUST BE IN THE 210mm POSITION. If you try it with any setting less than
full zoom, the barrel won't rotate into position so the yellow line lines up
with the red index dot on the mount. Same with moving it back to normal
focus position when you're done with close-focus (macro).
Bob

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pixelrender@gmail.com - 09 Dec 2006 15:27 GMT

> >> >I bought this lens awhile ago and was able to get it into macro mode,
> >> > but i let is sit for a couple of years and i am now pulling my hair out
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> focus position when you're done with close-focus (macro).
> Bob

Success! tricky little bugga huh. I could have sworn I tried that, but
thank you so much.
Its funny though, I decided not to toss it over my shoulders, i went
over to the local click camera store in the morning with the lens and
all the employees where as clueless as I was.

thank you!!!

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