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Re: [OM] Vivitar 28-200/3.5-5.3

Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar 28-200/3.5-5.3
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:21:21 +0100
Were he still with us, Chuck might have been able to confirm whether these
were made by Kiron (who for sure made some lenses for Vivitar), so "low end"
might be a misnomer.

And of course, Nathan, there is nothing unusual in having a backup!

Piers

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Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar 28-200/3.5-5.3

Sorry but what is the point of buying two very similar low-end lenses?

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 21 Aug 2019, at 02:39, <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     Yes, and it initially appears to have been worth the patience in
finding a good one.  I already know that the Samyang lens was a worthwhile
purchase, and later I'll see if this Vivitar one is comparable.
> 
>> 
>> Sounds like a nice find!
>> 
> 
>     <<SNIP>>
> 
>> 
>>>      That changed last week when I came across a Vivitar 28-200/3.5-5.3 
>>> with an OM mount and a hard leather case for a mere $25 total.  I got it

>>> this morning and just finished an initial test, finding that the optics 
>>> are every bit as clear as the Samyang, and I can clearly read the label 
>>> on a utility transformer 1/8 mile away, same as with the Samyang.  
>>> Focusing control is about the same as with the Samyang, being about 
>>> 180-degrees from infinity to full 1:4 macro.  And the macro focusing 
>>> comes closer than the Samyang, down to about 1m vs. 1.5m.
>> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
>     - Hunter S. Thompson
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