Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele
Optical design
Has 16 aperture blades, this lens has a beautiful bokeh. Wide open, subjects located outside the depth of field are shown very blurred.Physical characteristics
With a lens filter diameter of 55 mm commonly filter size, offers a wide range of filter options.Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele purchase historyTrending down 2.7%/mo
Prices have been easing around 2.7% per month — sellers are flexible, aim for deals below $211.00.
Best deals
1086 of 2171 tracked sales (50%) closed at or under the $211.00 fair value.
- Apr 26, 2025$1.00$-210.00 / typical
- Apr 29, 2025$2.00$-209.00 / typical
- Mar 8, 2025$3.00$-208.00 / typical
- Nov 7, 2024$4.00$-207.00 / typical
- Jan 25, 2025$5.00$-206.00 / typical
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Great Portrait Lens I consider photography as a hobby and do not do it professionally. I purchased this lens because it is a Native lens to the Sony System and learned it was good for portraits. Although this is a Full Frame camera lens, I use it on my Sony A6100 APS-C camera. I have achieved great portraits and wonderful bokeh. I'm still experimenting with portraiture picture taking but I can say I am really happy with the results so far.
Small lightweight "ok" lens It's a small and lightweight lens for 85mm f1.8. The copy I got however had a lot of chromatic aberrations (magenta tint) around all edges, from corner to corner and was relatively soft in the corners. It's not a "bad" lens, but even stopped down at f4, those issues persist. For some shooters, I am sure they won't see a difference, but for my applications, it was just not practical.
light and works well -I was happy to buy it used - it makes it a much better value .. however, im still not used to the way the focusing works on this - it is tuned to autofocus in a jiffy - the manual focus seems to jump into place .. i havnt got the hang of it yet ... the OLED display is nice - though i havent had a chance to make use of it shooting any video yet ..
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele?
Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele is a camera lens with 85mm focal length, a maximum aperture of f/1.8/16, for the T2 mount mount, supporting the Full frame format.
What mount is the Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele compatible with?
Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele uses a T2 mount mount and supports the Full frame format.
How much does the Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele cost?
Based on recent eBay sold listings the Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele typically sells for around $1.00. Actual prices vary with condition and seller.
Is the Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele a good lens?
Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele has a community rating of 4.8/5 from 49 review(s).
Which lenses are similar to the Tele Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 Tele?
Similar lenses include Soligor 105mm f/2.8 Tele-Auto, Vemar Tele-Lens 105mm f/2.8.