Hi, I was going to stay out of this thread this time (the subject has come up before) as it had seemed I'm the only one with a mediocre impression of the Vivitar 19mm. Ryan's experiences mirror my own, flarey (it's biggest problem imo) and soft in the corners, at least to f/11. I haven't tried the Mir but I can certainly attest that the Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye is a vastly superior lens in these respects.
William in Utah. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:10 AM Subject: Re: My experience: Vivitar 19mm > Hi Graywolf, > > I don't want to argue with others here, but this is my > experience. > I owned a Vivitar 19mm f3.8 for years and was quite > happy with it, until I compared it to another lens. My > advice to you is: Don't buy it! It only sharpens up > stopped way down and even then, it's not that great > especially in the corners it really sucks. > It's a piece of garbage compared to the Russian > MC Mir-20M 20mm f/3.5 Lens. > When I first bought the MC Mir-20M, I could tell the > difference > on the NEGATIVE, between the two lenses. When I > magnified with Photoshop, I was absolutely Stunned at > the difference. So, I quickly sold my Vivitar. > I have since purchased a Pentax FA 20m f2.8 (I wanted > a k mount wide angle instead of a screw mount) and I > did some > comparison shots. I was surprised at how good the > Mir-20M was even compared to the Pentax. Just about as > sharp, almost as good even in the corners, flares more > though under certain circumstances because it's not as > well coated as the Pentax and it has a large glass > front. The Mir-20m is a lower contrast lens than the > Pentax, but it takes awesome photos. > Perhaps my Vivitar was a bad copy, but I don't think > so. Any lens can look good with web shots. > I took nice photos with the Vivitar and they looked > fine as I stated earlier. But once I saw the results > of a better (equally priced)lens, it was no longer > acceptable. > > I have no idea about the MIR-47K 20mm f2.8, I never > used that lens. > > Sincerely, > Ryan > > > > > > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:19:00 -0500 > > From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Vivitar 19mm > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > > format=flowed > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > I think I will have to put one of these on my wish > > list. I have always wanted an > > ultra-wideange. They are not expensive at all, and > > from the photos you guys show > > they seem to be good enough for everyday use. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > >
