Bryant wrote:-
>>I just got a Vivitar Series 1 35 to 85mm f2.8 Zoom in OM mount for my
>>OM-4. Does anyone have any input on this lens?
>
I have a 1994 book out from the local library titled "The Lens Book" -
Choosing and using lenses for your SLR, by Roger Hicks and Frances
Schultz. Amongst their sizable collection of primes and zooms, they own
several Vivitar Series 1 lenses including the 35-85mm in question, and
>speak of it in glowing terms throughout the book.
Regards
>S.C.
>
BTW As a beginner I have found this book to be the most useful I have
come across in explaining what factors influence lens contrast,
resolution, flare, distortion, light fall off (vignetting), and the
effects of aspherical glass, apochromatic glass, lens coatings and
>diffraction.
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