Hi Mark, The "Cult Classic Third party Lenses" is alive and well at: http://medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html The 2.8-4.0 is a pretty good piece in my book. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California "Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film."
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:35 AM Subject: Re: Which zoom should I keep - the Tamron SP 70-210/3.5 or the Vivitar S1 70-210/2.8-4.0? > "Ketil Eidsaunet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >The other is the Vivitar S1 70-210/2.8-4.0. Unfortunately, it's not the > >constant 3.5 version, which I beleive is one of the best - ever. > > Several sources, including the now-defunct Third party Lens Resource web > page, rated the f2.8-4.0 version as the best of the Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 > zooms. Doesn't have the advantages of constant aperture, though. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >

