Sounds like you got the Ricoh version. Look at the mount, the Ricoh has just one pin which is active when set to "P". If it has the "A" contacts *AND* an extra pin it is the "KA/R" meant for Pentax and Ricoh both. CAUTION: The "P" pin likes to get stuck in the autofocus coupler on Pentax cameras, making it a bear to remove the lens. Filing the "P" pin off solves this problem.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Vivitar S1 70-210 F2.8-4 question > > > On a whim, I bid on one of these on Ebay, and won. I already have an F > 70-210, so it was somewhat unnecessary, but I wanted to see whether the > VS1 lenses are as wonderful as they are claimed to be. > > The lens was described as being in "mint condition", and, guess what, it > was. > > However, this lens has a P setting on the aperture ring where you would > expect to find an A on a Pentax lens. The booklet says the lens > provides > shutter-priority automation, but only refers to Canon, Olympus > and Konica > cameras. > > Am I to understand that the P setting doesn't work with Pentax cameras, > but that the P was left in place to avoid having to change more > than just > the mount when manufacturing the Pentax K version of the lens? > > Apart from this, the lens seems to work beautifully. It has a > very light > one-touch zoom and focus ring, but there is no creep when the > lens is held > vertically. > > John > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 11/06/2005 >
