I have one of those as a throw in also in M42, never used it yet, but I am curious about it. It does have some redeeming qualities. It`s built like a tank, has constant aperture, nice built in hood, coatings don`t look bad either. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California "Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film."
Keith Whaley wrote: > All this recent talk of Vivitars has elicited a couple of questions... > > Not long ago, I won a bid on eBay for a very nice but older Pentax > body and accessories. > Among the pile was this NEW M-42 Vivitar zoom, 85 to 205mm, f/3.8 to 22.0. > This was a sort of 'throw in' item, as I was really buying the body, > not all the lenses... > Apparently the seller was getting rid of all his M-42 gear, so he more > or less threw it in. > > In the meanwhile, I got to thinking about it. > On a long list of non-Pentax M-42 lenses I recently reviewed, it seems > that particular focal length has not been repeated by Vivitar nor any > of the others in the business. > And Vivitar has apparently only made one of that model. They make > other ranges of zooms that repeat focal lengths, but not in 85-205mm. > > Does anyone have any idea if anyone has tested this lens, or has other > data on it? > > I plan to do some of my own testing, of course, but in the > meanwhile...the focal length is sort of an oddball, and I wondered > about it. > > Thanks, all... > > keith whaley >
