Frankly, one of the biggest bangs for your buck today, very sharp, and the
adapater is of such high quality you can use it on other lenses. Don't let
anybody tell you different. An absolutely amazing lens for the money, but be
gentle because it's basically plastic. Having said that, Herbert Keppler in
Photography magazine went looking for a reasonable macro some years ago and
was stunned at the quality of the lens after a series of very hard tests.
You can look it up.
Cheers - Martin
--- Todd Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Pheonix sells the exact same lens. I haven't handled Pentax's version,
> but
> the only differences I know of is that the Pentax has SMC, the Vivitar has
> the lifesize adapter, Vivitar sells a manual focus version, and they look
> a
> little different. It's good optically, but the construction is a bit
> cheap. The front element is recessed into the barrel, so flare isn't much
> of a problem. I haven't had any compatibility problems with the manual
> focus version on any of my cameras, with the ZX-M Tv and P work fine, and
> with the KX I get the aperture readout in the finder.
>
> Todd
>
> At 03:45 PM 7/24/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >Does anyone have experience with the Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro lens?
> >I have found many positive opinions especially considering its
> >price. As I know it is identical (the optical formula) to the Pentax
> >FA 100/3.5. What do you think about this lens? Is the Pentax version
> >worth additional 60$ (and the Vivitar comes with a life-size adapter) ?
> Any
> >compatibility problems?
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Pawel
> >
>
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