Hi JCO, It is a sweet little gem. It`s my night wide. A little soft wide open, but great contrast and color. Sharp as a Tak stopped down a little. Flare resistance is real good. It has a two speed focus mechanism, when you turn the focus ring all the way from CF to infinity you can feel it engage about 2/3rds of the way, that is normal, so don`t be alarmed. Vivitar made a 58mm wide all metal round hood that works nicely on it, I have a pic of the hood if you`re interested and want to try and find one. As far as I know, all the VS1 28/1.9`s are VMC multi-coated, and a pretty good coating it is. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:43 PM Subject: Vivitar Series 1 28mm F1.9
> Speaking of wide angles, I bought a Vivitar > Series 1 28mm F1.9 VMC M42 off ebay today ($99). > This lens should be quite a lot easier to focus > than Pentax's 28 3.5 since its 1.5 stops faster. > I've wanted one of these to try for a long time. > > Anyone else have any experience with this lens? > Sharpness, contrast, flare resistance. It is multi-coated. > JCO > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
