The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: Vivitar

We measured time. We divided it. We made revisions. We engineered instruments of time. We commodified time. Time was bought and sold. We believe time is immutable. Yet we are fascinated by the possibility that it may be elastic. Nikon D2Xs + Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus Wide Angle lens. There are several versions of this lens; the serial number of this one is 28430xxx with a filter size of 49mm and marked 'Made in Japan'. That reveals it was made by Komine (Vivitar never actually manufactured any lenses - all the work was contracted out). It was an OK lens, nothing stellar, and I got rid of it. The Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI, although slower, is in my opinion much better, but it costs quite a bit more. And better still, I recommend the Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI. Manual of course, but plenty of depth-of-field to work with when using a wide-angle.

Westclox had a factory in Dumbarton, Scotland, where this alarm clock was probably made. The business failed to thrive when Quartz clock technology was introduced and the factory closed in 1988. Nikon D2Xs and Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus AIS lens. 100 ISO. There are many different 28mm Vivitar-branded lenses in a wide choice of camera mounts. Vivitar never made its own lenses - the company drew up specifications and invited lens manufacturers to bid for the work. This particular lens has a serial number beginning with '28' and from that it is possible to trace its maker to Komine. In the world of third-party lenses this one had a good reputation and a bit of a cult following. Some users likened it to the quality level of a Vivitar series 1 lens. I thought it was quite decent but on the whole I preferred a Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 even though it was slower.

Nikon D2Xs + Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus Wide Angle lens.

Stop valve and fire hydrant at East Tytherton, Wiltshire. There are two anonymous companion markers. I don't know their purpose, if they even have one. On a fire hydrant marker in the U.K., the figure at the top is the size of the main that feeds that hydrant in millimetres – so 75mm here. (Three inches in imperial measure). The lower figure is the distance from the plaque to where the hydrant is in metres. But in which direction? You have to look for the iron flap let into the highway. Nikon D2Xs and Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus Komine-made lens. Aperture-priority; 100 ISO; f/9.5; 1/40th sec.

The sign 'Tytherton Village Hall' is in a typeface little used these days. Indeed the whole building, nicely maintained and a valuable amenity for the village, must be at least 50 years old and probably considerably more. Whereas once it might have been considered ugly and utilitarian in its old charm surroundings, now it conveys a sense of period and it cannot be long before the producers of the 'Miss Marple' dramas arrive to use it as a backdrop for some ladies wearing hats and stout shoes alighting from a Bedford coach with their shopping baskets. Nikon D2Xs and a Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus lens made by Komine.

Nikon D2Xs with a Komine-made Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 AI-S Close Focus lens. Some reviewers felt it wouldn't have been out of place to have badged it as a Series 1.

Nikon D2Xs and Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus Komine-made lens. 100 ISO; f/4; 1/250th.

The Vivitar 28mm Close Focus f/2.8 lens was made under contract by Komine to Vivitar's specification. Mine dates from 1984. Here it was mounted on a Nikon D2Xs. It can focus as close as nine and a half inches (23cm) from the image plane.

Photographed with a Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus lens. Made in Japan around 1984 under contract by Komine, this lens has acquired something of a cult following. Its closest focus is under ten inches, which can be quite useful on occasions.