I have not use the Vivitar so I will not guess. Mechanically, I would
expect the Takumars to be better.
ppro
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Todd Stanley
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 12:05 AM
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> Subject: RE: Ebay 20mm/4.5 - WARNING
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> My only question, is it better or worse than the Vivitar 19mm F3.8?
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> Todd
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> At 07:53 PM 7/29/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >>
> >The Super-Takumar & SMC Takumar 20mm F4.5 lenses suck. Not only
> >do the have a very noticeable geometric distortion, ( barrel) they
> >are only sharp in the middle third of the field of view. Edge and
> >corner performance is horrid. I've used 3 different samples of these
> >lenses and they were all the same = SHIT! I have a Mamiya/Sekor 21mm F4
> >M42 lens that I bought for $150 that gives much better performance in all
> >respects.
> >JCO
> >
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