I actually own both the Vivitar and the Zuiko (well, 2 of the Zuiko). The
look and feel and work very similarly. I also have the matched 2x for the
Vivitar, which, while it doesn't produce incredible images, is certainly
very useful in bright situations where a 140-300/7.6 is useful.
I do think the build quality of the Vivitar is better and even the feel of
the controls. If I was to just keep one, it would be the Vivitar.
My 2 cents.
Tom
> In <3.0.1.32.20000519083638.007701d4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 05/19/00
> at 08:36 AM,
> Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
> >I don't recall that there are any other shots that have been made for
> >these OM list events using this lens. It gets dissed at lot by OM
> >users themselves, and partly rightly so. It is not my favorite lens or
> >anything, but its size, range, and two-touch design almost scream
> >"OM."
>
> At around the time the Zuiko was released, Vivitar released a similar
> lens. The Vivitar received better reviews than the Zuiko, one of the
> reasons I bought one. It appears to be as well made as any Zuiko, and
> its performance earns no discredits from me. There was a 2x multiplier
> for it as well, but neither of these lenses performs well with an
> extender. Curious that I rarely see a mention of the Vivitar in these
> pages.
>
> les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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