Hi Daniel,
Are you talking about the Series 1 zoom w/o AF?
We had a great and thorough discussion on this a couple of months ago. I had
seen one new in a shop around here, for 1900 DKK, that is 270 USD. If it is the
series 1, I'll have to negotiate with the dealer again.
Greetings
Bernd Möller
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From: "Daniel J. Mitchell" <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: [OM] Vivitar 19-35 zoom?
> I saw one of these pop up on eBay; bidding ended at $154, it was at $125
> when I looked. I was curious as to how much they cost new -- $149.95 at B&H,
> so I guess holding off on the auction was a good plan.
>
> Does anyone have any experiences with these? Reviews on
> photographyreview.com say "flares, so get a bigger lens hood"; someone
> elsewhere was complaining about the variable f.stop (but I've got OTF
> metering so, heck, all is well there!), most people seem to think that while
> it's not perfect, it's pretty darned good for the money.
>
> Can anyone here confirm/deny this? Obviously I'd rather get a Zuiko 18mm
> and do things properly, but price rather stands in the way there..
>
> thanks,
>
> -- dan
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