Hi Brian and all the others that have so kindly answered my question on the Viv
19-35.
I found out that it is a nice lens, although with a cheap look, but a good
performer for a fair price. The price at the shop here, however, is still 220
USD, although it is for sale as a "new" (dusty on the front lens from standing
in the shop for ages, I guess) bargain.
Conclusion: I'd have a second look next time I'd pass the shop.
It would have been a nice lens for the rock-festival I've been assigned as a
photographer for (starting wednesday next week, follow it on www.enjin.dk ),
but my employer wants me to wear a digital camera anyway.
Bernd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian P. Huber" <bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 2:57 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Vivitar Series 1 19-35: a good buy?
> Bernd,
> This lens is not made by Vivitar, but Samyang, I believe. I owned it for a
> while in the Phoenix version, Tokina also sells the same lens.
> There was a report of this lens in the Phoenix version in Popular
> Photography a few years ago. In short, some degree of barrel distortion,
> but nothing that isn't tolerable unless you are taking photos of buildings
> for a living. Lens has good sharpness and contrast. Build quality is OK,
> not great. Hood is round, not the tulip-type, but seemed to function well
> for me.
>
> I purchased mine for a trip and used it a lot, loved it actually. Makes a
> great travel lens. I'm pretty sure Warren Kato has one of these also. Sold
> mine when I bought a 21 Zuiko from a list member.
>
> Vivitar lenses no longer have the quality nor uniqueness they had in the
> 70's and 80's. Vivitar fell on hard times in the late 70's and lost a lot
> of good people (hopefully, one of them was me!).
>
> Brian P. Huber
>
>
> > Recently I saw a Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm with OM mount for
> > sale at a shop around here. It is new, and after visiting the
> > Vivitar website I found that it is still being produced.
> >
> > Does anybody want to share their experiences with this lens?
> > I was able to try it on a camera and was surprised by the low
> > distortion even at 19mm. It feels much plastic-like, and in
> > fact the barrels seems to be made entirely of plastic. Are
> > the Series 1 lenses not regarded as top-line products?
> > Photographyreview.com has some good reviews on the AF version
> > of that lens.
> >
> > What would a good price be for this lens?
> >
> > thanks in advance, best regards
> >
> > Bernd Möller
>
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