Oh yeah, I used to have a Vivitar 70-210/4.5 that did the same thing at the long end....might be the same lens under a different name, the pictures of the lens look similar.
William in Utah. 1/14/2003 11:38:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 1/14/2003 11:02:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Put these words in the description.People will be agast at how >> honest you are and just might bid :) :) >> >> Dave(soon to be an ebayer to)Brooks >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > >> > <SNIP>most of the pictures taken with it look okay, not that >> > bad, with no obvious distortions, until it is zoomed to >> its >> > maximum focal length, then it has swirlies. Not terrible >> > swirlies <SNIP>, but swirlies. >> >> Seems candid enough to me without looking too desparaging. > >I liked that advice (all of it) -- it made me feel better -- so I tried it in a trail >ebay page. > >There is also a link with a photo that shows swirlies for those who were wondering >what they are. > >What do you think? > >http://members.aol.com/eactivist/ebaytrial.html > >Still debating over the beginning price, I paid $9.99 without tax for the lens cap. >Of course, it may not sell at all. > >Doe aka Marnie :-) > > >

