Hi Juan,

Vivitar quality is all over the place.  Different companies have made the
lenses under the Vivitar name, and unless you know who made which lens,
you'd only be guessing at what to expect.  The Series 1 lenses have an
excellent reputation, unless you have a later Series 1 lens which was made
by a different company and which doesn't have the same quality optics as
the originals.

There's a listing for cult lenses somewhere on the 'net, and it provides
some good info.  

However, if you can get the lens inexpensively, go for it.  I know you
enjoy experimenting with different lenses, but, if you're not in the mood
to underwrite the cost of the experiment, stick with a K24/3.5 or a
K24/2.8.  I love the 2.8 ;-))

Shel



> [Original Message]
> From: Juan Buhler 

> Does anyone know if the Vivitar 24mm/2.8 is any good? How does it
> compare to, say, the K24mm/3.5?


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