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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / October 2006Value of a Vivitar Enlarger Lens
I have a Vivitar enlarger lens, a little dusty but probably usable, that says the following around the top: Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=75mm No. 77498. f-stops range from 3.5 to 16. Does anyone know how to find out the value/condition of this lens? I am not well-versed in photographic equipment or how to tell its condition. Thanks. >I have a Vivitar enlarger lens, a little dusty but probably usable, >that says the following around the top: Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=75mm No. >77498. f-stops range from 3.5 to 16. Does anyone know how to find out >the value/condition of this lens? I am not well-versed in photographic >equipment or how to tell its condition. Thanks. Vivitar enlarging lenses were some of the worst available. The typically appropriate thing to do when an enlarger with a Vivitar lens was acquired was to find an El Nikkor, Schnieder, or Rodenstock lense, and throw the Vivitar in the trash. Some people made the mistake of putting them on a shelf...  SignatureFloyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@apaflo.com >>I have a Vivitar enlarger lens, a little dusty but probably usable, >>that says the following around the top: Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=75mm No. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Some people made the mistake of putting them on a shelf... Not all Vivitar enlarging lenses were dogs. I have a very old (30 years +-) 80mm f5.6 VHE which is very good. No, it doesn't come anywhere close to an Apo Rodagon, but it can give my old El Nikkor a run for its money. When it originally came out, it tested high to the surprise of many of the reviewers. It was made by Schneider and from what I can determine is (or was) a Componon clone -- 6 elements in 4 groups. That Anastigmat the OP has is probably a 3 element. Probably from the 60's. Not worth anything really. Stef > Not all Vivitar enlarging lenses were dogs. I have a very old (30 > years +-) 80mm f5.6 VHE which is very good. No, it doesn't come [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > That Anastigmat the OP has is probably a 3 element. Probably from the > 60's. Not worth anything really. I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... either way, the 50mm f/2.8 I had was quite good. These lenses were rather large as I recall and prominently marked - unlikely to be what the OP has. It's likely the Vivitar "kit" lens and I agree it's somewhat below worthless. > > Not all Vivitar enlarging lenses were dogs. I have a very old (30 > > years +-) 80mm f5.6 VHE which is very good. No, it doesn't come [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... You were told wrong. The 80 5.6 was a Componon from the old Schneider factory a few years before their bankruptcy. SignatureTo reply no_ HPMarketing Corp. >> I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... > >You were told wrong. The 80 5.6 was a Componon from the old Schneider >factory a few years before their bankruptcy. Schneider went bankrupt ? == John S. Douglas Photographer & Webmaster Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net > >> I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Photographer & Webmaster > Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net I think Bob means Schneider made the lens for Vivitar, just before Vivitar went Bankrupt. (I could be wrong) SignatureReality-Is finding that perfect picture and never looking back. www.gregblankphoto.com > > >> I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... > > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I think Bob means Schneider made the lens for Vivitar, just before > Vivitar went Bankrupt. (I could be wrong) You are wrong Schneider went bankrupt. That was how they downsized. When they came back as one of Heinrich Mandermann's companies Isco was gone as well as all of those cheap projector and movie lenses. SignatureTo reply no_ HPMarketing Corp. > >> I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Photographer & Webmaster > Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net Sure did. SignatureTo reply no_ HPMarketing Corp. > > >> I was told the VHEs were from Rodenstock... > > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sure did. So far, $350 worth of time has been spent discussing a Coke bottle. > So far, $350 worth of time has been spent discussing a Coke bottle. Yer time is pretty cheap, fkwit. So, rant on about those fuzzy Foctars. Better, SHOW US THE RESULTS of those tiredass old lenses. > > So far, $350 worth of time has been spent discussing a Coke bottle. > > Yer time is pretty cheap, fkwit. > > So, rant on about those fuzzy Foctars. Better, SHOW US THE RESULTS of those > tiredass old lenses. Parkinson's kicking JJSSS (read as another alcohol induced stupper- at the gay resort U and U resides)? Maybe that's why civility seems to bypass you at both at every roadside assistance call,.... mostly unless you, U and Davie Boy need some help with a current petting project. & twut exactly is a "fkwit" ? ( something recalled from your genuflecting company fighting with a mirror). SignatureReality-Is finding that perfect picture and never looking back. www.gregblankphoto.com Greg \"_\" wrote: > > > So far, $350 worth of time has been spent discussing a Coke bottle. > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > bypass you at both at every roadside assistance call,.... mostly unless > you, U and Davie Boy need some help with a current petting project. U and j + petting? Don't even want to think about it... > U and j + petting? Don't even want to think about it... Sick puppies they are. SignatureReality-Is finding that perfect picture and never looking back. www.gregblankphoto.com > > So far, $350 worth of time has been spent discussing a Coke bottle. > > Yer time is pretty cheap, fkwit. > > So, rant on about those fuzzy Foctars. Better, SHOW US THE RESULTS of those > tiredass old lenses. Huh? Jeeez ! I thought it had finally given up on polluting the USENET. == John S. Douglas Photographer & Webmaster Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net >Vivitar "kit" lens and I agree it's somewhat below worthless. One mans junk is another man jewel. I never thought anyone would want a camera like the Diana but evidently there is still a market for them. == John S. Douglas Photographer & Webmaster Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net Given the great number of certified good lenses from folks like Schneider and Rodenstock that one can find dirt cheap, the Vivitar is virtually worthless except to an uninformed buyer. > I have a Vivitar enlarger lens, a little dusty but probably usable, > that says the following around the top: Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=75mm No. > 77498. f-stops range from 3.5 to 16. Does anyone know how to find out > the value/condition of this lens? I am not well-versed in photographic > equipment or how to tell its condition. Thanks. $2 amandafetters@gmail.com spake thus: > I have a Vivitar enlarger lens, a little dusty but probably usable, > that says the following around the top: Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=75mm No. > 77498. f-stops range from 3.5 to 16. Does anyone know how to find out > the value/condition of this lens? I am not well-versed in photographic > equipment or how to tell its condition. Thanks. As everyone else here has said, it's not worth much. Even so, you might try selling it on eBay if you are set up to do so. I sold a cheap enlarging lens like it (a Voss) not too long ago for enough to make it worthwhile. Be sure to write an honest description of the lens and don't try to hype it, and put a really low starting bid on it. SignatureJust as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge. - Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) > amandafetters@gmail.com spake thus: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Even so, you might try selling it on eBay if you are set up to do so. You can also check eBay to see what similar lenses have sold for recently. Do a search, say on "vivitar 75mm enlarger lens." Then look for a check-box marked "completed listings," check it, and then click "Show Items." In this case, the result shows three listings: Two sold for $8.99 and $10.50, while a third didn't sell at all. It seems that all three of them were new old stock (NOS). I have no idea if they were the same model the OP has. If so, I'd guess that $10 is the most he'd be likely to get for it, and probably less -- maybe $5 would be a more likely final price. SignatureRod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com http://www.rodsbooks.com Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking |
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