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[OM] Re: Opinions? 28-90 F2.8-3.5 VIVITAR SER 1 MACRO?

Subject: [OM] Re: Opinions? 28-90 F2.8-3.5 VIVITAR SER 1 MACRO?
From: GMcGrath@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:41:46 EDT
 
 
In a message dated 9/22/2006 11:14:03 PM Central Daylight Time,  
scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx writes:

I can  buy one of these for an attractive price, but can't recall much
about its  optical quality.  It's a pretty big honker for sure.  Of
course  it has an OM mount!

The other candidate is the Tamron SP 28-80 F3.5-4.2  CF MACRO which has
the advantage of being a two-touch and NOT  varifocal.

TIA!/ScottGee1


Scott,
I can't speak on the Vivitar, but if you're looking at a Tamron, the SP  
35-80/2.8-3.8 is generally regarded as being optically better than the  28-80. 
That won't help you much if you need the 28mm focal length, though.  Another 
top 
contender in this range is the Tokina AT-X 28-85/3.5-4.5, maybe  the best in 
terms of the combination of focal length, size, and optical quality.  The 
Tokina replaced the Tamron 35-80 as my midrange "walking around" lens a  while 
back. A good reference on most of these lenses is the Cult Classics web  site, 
if 
you don't know about it: _http://medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html_ 
(http://medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html) .
HTH,
Greg



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