Hi Don, I would say it's a keeper! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 1:26 PM Subject: RE: RL Edition Vivitar? > I won't bother either since it's 4x what I paid for the lens! > I cleaned it up and cut down the flange on the back so it > would fit the D and it does a pretty decent job! > Good color, fairly sharp at 5.6-8, surprisingly good flare resistance. > Not bad for 2 bucks! > > Here's the porch across the street at 200/8: > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/RL_Ed.jpg > > It's compact and doesn't weigh much, maybe RL is Really Light? ;-) > > (A nice "all plastic" Vivitar 28/2.8 came with it, Yuck PTUI!!) > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:21 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: RL Edition Vivitar? > > > > > > I don't know what it stands for but these people have a copy of the > > manual for the Vivitar 28-135mm RL edition lens for download > > > > http://www.imanualsnow.com/servlet/catalog.CatalogControllerServle > > t/template~Product.serv/categoryID~16 > > > > They want about $8.00 dollars for the privilege so I didn't bother. > > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > > > >Perhaps it's the Rare and Limited Edition and I'm Really Lucky > > to have it! > > >;-) > > > > > >Don > > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 2:04 PM > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Subject: Re: RL Edition Vivitar? > > >> > > >> > > >>"Really Lame"? :) > > >> > > >>best, > > >>mishka > > >> > > >>On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:11:31 -0600, Don Sanderson > > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>>I bought this off of eekBay for a couple bucks (literally) > > >>>just because I've never heard of an "RL Edition". > > >>> > > >>>http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/RL.jpg > > >>> > > >>>Any else heard of this flavor Vivitar? > > >>> > > >>>Don > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on > > during peacetime. > > --P.J. O'Rourke > > > > > >
