Shawn Wright wrote:
>I have been offered a Vivitar Series 1 70-210 /3.5 in excellent
>condition for $70 US - is this a fair price? Is this lens decent
>quality?
A terrific lens at a bargain price, esp. if it's the more compact,
and hence more expensive 2nd version (ask the seller for first two
digits of the serial#: 22xxx -- 1st version, 37xxx -- 2nd version).
>This offer is the result of contact from an ebay seller. This fellow
>has tons of stuff, but has good feedback... (ferrell99@xxxxxxx)
I bought a couple of items from Bruce. He's easy to deal with, very
fair, and makes every effort to solve problems. I recommend him.
Jim in Delaware wrote:
>I'd hold out for the Series 1 70-210/f2.8-4. This lens is a little
>sharper than the 3.5 version.
Both the 3rd and the 4th versions were 70-210/f2.8-4: the former takes
62mm filters, and is my favorite. I don't recommend the last, Cosina-
made version (58mm filter), due to its rather flimsy construction.
I'm not sure whether the 70-210/f2.8-4 zoom is noticeably sharper.
It will however focus closer than the 70-210/f3.5.
Good luck,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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