Check out the following site:
http://www.jafaphotography.com/wide.htm#Lens tests
I have had one of these for 6 months and think it's
great--very sharp and unobjectionable distortion. I
tested it against the 21/3.5, 24/2.8, 28/2 and 35.2.8.
It was the equal at f8 (only f stop compared) to all
except for the 21/3.5.
Warren
--- Bernd_Möller <berndm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 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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