i have one with some wear marks on the aperture ring that is now for sale. the $150 price is the B&H price. except for cosmetic wear marks near and on the aperture ring, the rest of the lens is in EX or better condition. if anyone is interested in buying it, contact me off list. i have a Tiffen 77mm Skylight filter i am throwing in with it too. manual focus with A position for those who may want to use it with *ist or *istD.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 09:35 Subject: Re: Wide Angle Lens Recommendations? > I owned a Vivitar S-1 19-35 zoom for a while, and it performed quite well > in terms of sharpness. Flare was a big problem though - when the sun hit > the front element just right, it looked like Jim Kirk was beaming into the > middle of the picture. The hood was so wide and a narrow it was useless. > But for photos out of the sun, it was fine. > > One sample - > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/skanee/skanee25.htm > > I think it was in the $150 range. >
