lens info

[puffinzn]

Hi all

I have a question about some lenses I am about to 'inherit'. They are topside lenses, but I am really interested to know if they will be any good as uw lenses on my D50?

They are:
Vivitar 75-260mm
Tokina 35-200mm
Vivitar 70-210mm

I am not even sure whether these lenses will be compatible with my Nikon. Any help/suggestions will be much appreciated.

 

[Wolverine]

None of them will really work underwater wholesale. Maybe the Tokina at 35-50mm but the quality of the pictures will probable be not good. Ideally, you whould be looking at lenses which can focus close (ie less than 1ft). Light loss underwater is major issue. I don't think any of those lenses are macro either, and are probably very long (physically). Are they Nikon mount lenses??

 

[puffinzn]

Thanks for the reply. I haven't seen lenses yet but they were used on an old Nikon (not sure of the model) so I presume they are Nikon mount lenses. Well, it was wishfull thinking. I guess I will just have to carry on saving for the 105mm VR.

 

[dbh]

Thanks for the reply. I haven't seen lenses yet but they were used on an old Nikon (not sure of the model) so I presume they are Nikon mount lenses. Well, it was wishfull thinking. I guess I will just have to carry on saving for the 105mm VR.

I haven't seen any concrete evidence that it is worth 2-3 times more than the "old" 105.

Dave

 

[WarrenZ]

I have used manual lenses on my D50 the only problem is the light meter doesn’t work with the older lenses I guess it will only work with the computer chipped lenses.

 

[Warren_L]

It may also be a bit more difficult finding the proper port size/extensions for these lenses.

 

[santacruz]

I bought a D50 last summer along with the kit 18-55mm. There isn't much talk if any about this lens, but if you got it with your camera body, don't discount it. While the optical quality isn't as good as the 105 or 60 macro, it is versatile enough for most subjects and sharper than the lenses on most compact cameras.

 

[puffinzn]

Apologies for the long absence. Many thanks for all your comments . I think I will go for the new 105 and keep the other lenses for topside photos.