Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Thanks Fred! You know, I originally put up that page strictly as something temporary for a few PDML members to see. But it kept growing and getting hits. It's now linked from all over the place and I get a couple of emails a month asking about these lenses. It sold me on getting the rev3 versio

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
I think only version 1 has a switch for macro mode. I know the third version doesn't and it doesn't look as if there's one on version 2. http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm I think I'd believe that. Also, after playing with a buddy's I convinced to get for his RebelXT, I can say it's prett

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
On 3/21/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[biggie snippie] > > You know, I originally put up that page strictly as something > temporary for a few PDML members to see. But it kept growing and > getting hits. It's now linked from all over the place and I get a > couple of emails a month a

RE: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
rowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21. mars 2006 20:20 > To: Mark Roberts > Subject: Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option > > >> I was convinced by Robert Stech&#

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred wrote: >> http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm > >Only the Version 1 lens has a separate macro switch. > >By the way, Mark, I've come up with a copy of the gold "50th Anniversary" >version of the VS1 70-210 lens (it's just a gold version of the Version 4 >lens), so I'll have to get you a ne

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Fred
>> I was convinced by Robert Stech's website and bought a Vivitar 70-210 >> Series 1 version 2 (the one Manufactured by Tokina) I saw this as an >> affordable way to get a fast good quality zoom. I'm quite happy with it, >> just a question, is there any way to "activate" the macro capability? >> Th

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Fred
> I have the version 2. It does not have a macro switch, it simply focusses > close enough to have a 1:4 magnification ratio. Which yields 1:1 when > printed at 4x6", so you _could_ call it macro... Fred

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Lucas Rijnders
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:23:34 +0100, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Fernando Terrazzino wrote: I was convinced by Robert Stech's website and bought a Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 version 2 (the one Manufactured by Tokina) I saw this as an affordable way to get a fast good quality zoom. I'

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
That makes sense, thanks Mark On 3/21/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fernando Terrazzino wrote: > > >I was convinced by Robert Stech's website and bought a Vivitar 70-210 > >Series 1 version 2 (the one Manufactured by Tokina) I saw this as an > >affordable way to get a fast good qua

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Fernando Terrazzino wrote: >I was convinced by Robert Stech's website and bought a Vivitar 70-210 >Series 1 version 2 (the one Manufactured by Tokina) I saw this as an >affordable way to get a fast good quality zoom. I'm quite happy with >it, just a question, is there any way to "activate" the mac

Re: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
errazzino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 21. mars 2006 16:59 > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > Subject: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option > > > > I was convinced by Robert Stech's website and bought a Vivitar 70-210 > > Series 1 version 2 (the one M

RE: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: Fernando Terrazzino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21. mars 2006 16:59 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro op

Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 Macro option

2006-03-21 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
I was convinced by Robert Stech's website and bought a Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 version 2 (the one Manufactured by Tokina) I saw this as an affordable way to get a fast good quality zoom. I'm quite happy with it, just a question, is there any way to "activate" the macro capability? The other "macro"