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Re: [OM] Vivitar series 1

Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar series 1
From: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 02:04:15 -0800
on 1/24/02 10:52 PM, Martin G Flink at mgflink@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I recently acquired a Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 w/1:1 adapter in mint
> condition off eBay...Its a heavy, solidly built lens that I've heard very
> good reports on...Unfortunately I  have'nt had a chance to give it trial
> run... I hope its as good as its reputation...Probably no where near the OM
> 90mm f2.0 in performance, but considerably less outlay...Anyway to find out
> who the manufacturer was?  Marty
> 

Marty -- I got one of those 90/2.5 Vivitar Series 1 macro, and I found it
very sharp. I just got the 1:1 adapter, so I'll have to shoot some *really*
closeups now to further test it. FWIW, some older tests ranked this lens at
the *very* top on sharpness and quality. Even compared with the Zuiko
90/2.0, and some other $1000 macro short teles...
-- 

Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney... 


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