I have the Vivitar 70-150 f3.8 as well as the Zuiko
75-150 f4, and the Zuiko is noticeably sharper. The
Vivitar has the matched 2X multiplier, and the Zuiko
with the 2X-A (which is not designed for the zoom) is
sharper.
--- ll.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In
>
<20011026063709.24196.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> on 10/25/01 at
> 11:37 PM,
> John Robison <omrobison@xxxxxxxxx> said:
>
> >Greetings Gary, I'm about to commit hersey,
> >but...... a good lens to look for in this range is
> the
> >Tamron 70-150 f 3.5 (push-pull type w/49mm filter
> >size) It will focus to 1:3 @ 150 and is multicoated
> >and close to size/weight of the Zuiko.
>
> The Vivitar, too, as has been mentioned before here
> by a couple of us.
> In a long-ago review in Mod Photo it was thought to
> be superior to the
> Zuiko [heresy alert!].
> ---------------------------------------------
> les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
> ---------------------------------------------
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