Welcome, Paige! Always nice to have another girl on board...! I have a vivitar 70-210, too, and found Mark's page (http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm) very helpful. I must have a different version than yours, though, since mine attaches to my cameras (ist-D & k-7) pretty easily... I must admit, however, my copy hasn't seen much action since I purchased the pentax 50-135. I always liked the results from the vivitar, but I prefer having the auto-focus of the pentax. So, if you end up replacing it, that's an option to consider...
:) -c (Christine from Boston) On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > Welcome to the list, Paige. Cheers, Christine (from Chicago--we also have a > Christine from Boston) > > > On Aug 25, 2011, at 5:16 PM, C. Paige Gabhart wrote: > >> I'm new to this list and fairly new to digital photography. I have enjoyed >> seeing some of the photos that have been posted by the members. >> >> I have had a Pentax K1000 for donkey's years, which I have not used much in >> a long time. I just purchased a used K-7 body. One of the reasons I stuck >> with Pentax was because I had three lenses: (Focal MC 1:2 28mm, Pentax-M 1:2 >> 50mm, a 50mm and a Vivitar MC 70-210. 1:4.5 Macro Focusing zoom) >> >> My thinking was that it would be economical to be able to continue to use >> them. The two fixed lenses mount fine. The zoom, however, will not as it >> has a metal rim that is in the way. Can anyone provide any information on >> how to mate the Vivitar up with the K-7, or should I just bite the bullet >> and buy another lens? >> >> Also how much of a problem is it to use the "M" and "MC" lenses? >> >> Thanks for any assistance you can offer. >> >> >> Paige >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
