Hi Graywolf, I don't want to argue with others here, but this is my experience. I owned a Vivitar 19mm f3.8 for years and was quite happy with it, until I compared it to another lens. My advice to you is: Don't buy it! It only sharpens up stopped way down and even then, it's not that great especially in the corners it really sucks. It's a piece of garbage compared to the Russian MC Mir-20M 20mm f/3.5 Lens. When I first bought the MC Mir-20M, I could tell the difference on the NEGATIVE, between the two lenses. When I magnified with Photoshop, I was absolutely Stunned at the difference. So, I quickly sold my Vivitar. I have since purchased a Pentax FA 20m f2.8 (I wanted a k mount wide angle instead of a screw mount) and I did some comparison shots. I was surprised at how good the Mir-20M was even compared to the Pentax. Just about as sharp, almost as good even in the corners, flares more though under certain circumstances because it's not as well coated as the Pentax and it has a large glass front. The Mir-20m is a lower contrast lens than the Pentax, but it takes awesome photos. Perhaps my Vivitar was a bad copy, but I don't think so. Any lens can look good with web shots. I took nice photos with the Vivitar and they looked fine as I stated earlier. But once I saw the results of a better (equally priced)lens, it was no longer acceptable. I have no idea about the MIR-47K 20mm f2.8, I never used that lens.
Sincerely, Ryan > > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:19:00 -0500 > From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Vivitar 19mm > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I think I will have to put one of these on my wish > list. I have always wanted an > ultra-wideange. They are not expensive at all, and > from the photos you guys show > they seem to be good enough for everyday use. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/
