The Vivitar 28-210 that Oly Guy sells is a nice lens,
although it is a tad slow, and the one that I had really
suffered from zoom creep. It also was a bit too cheap
in construction for my purposes. Big glass on the front,
and the photos were OK, but I opted to sell it and
stick with Zuikos and Tamron. The lens did seem to
vignette a bit, particularly at the wide angle end of the
range. You may want to consider a used Tamron or Tokina,
which should sell for less than the new Vivitar, and
are typically better (particularly the SP and ATX models)
than the Vivitar standard models. Or, you could opt
for a pre-owned Vivitar Series 1 zoom - they are nice.
The advantage of the new Vivitar is that it has a 5-yr
warranty.
Mike
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Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:56 PM
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Subject: [OM] Cheap
Hi,
I know that this sounds like heresy, but am considering
buying the cheap non Zuiko zoom alternatives since I do
not own any zooms. Which brands should I avoid? I do not
own a macro and do not know much about it. What should I
look for when buying a macro zoom?
Considering getting from the OLY guy one of the brand new
Vivitar 28-200. Anyone knows anything about this lens? I
own a Vivitar 28/2.8 and like the multicoating a lot.
There is a store here in town where I saw a Hanimex 28-80
3.5-4.5(something like that..)with a 1.4 and 1.5 macro.
Asking price is $60. Seems a little expensive. Condition is
like new, but without box and papers.
The othere question is for those members who do not have
darkrooms. Where do you develop your prints( I stopped
shooting slides)? Does anyone know anything about
OFOTO?
I think that the place in town where I develop mine bought
cheap printers and suddenly my pictures started to be very
grainy and lost sharpness especially on the underexposed
parts. So I have to go somewhere else. Heard that Kinko's
have film scanners and printers, but nothing about the
quality. Anyway, open to all suggestions and advice.
Thanks in adance. Glad to "talk" to you again(I guess ask is
more appropriate).
Boris
P.S. Garry, thanks for the warm welcome back
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