I have one of these I lent to a friend about 12 years
ago and never asked for it back. Sigmas and Tokinas of
the same age are much better. I think I could get
sharp 5x7 out of it though. I do have a Tokina
300/5.6 and find it to be very sharp at f8.
Warren
<<<Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:24:21 -0700
From: Sean Davis <sfdavis@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Vivitar 400/5.6
Hi,
Wondering if anyone has any experience with the
Vivitar 400/5.6. I've got one that i've had for a few
months now, and i have difficulty getting sharp
pictures with it - even 4x6's aren't very sharp - i
can
tell that it would look really awful going larger.
I always use a tripod or bean bag and frequently use
the timer so as to avoid shake (shooting with a 2n so
i have no mirror lock up). I'm wondering if perhaps
higher shutter speeds might help (250 and above),
or if it's just not a very sharp lens. In any case,
it seems to me to be woefully underperforming at the
present.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean Davis
p.s. anyone familiar with the Tamron SP 300/5.6?>>>
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