Thanks for the comments guys, just another thing I was wondering though. Does this lens come in screw mount and/or K-mount? If in K-mount, does it have any electrical contacts like a PK-A lens? Or is it just like an old K lens?
Thanks again, JamesRel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:08 PM Subject: Re: OT?! Opinions on VS1 35-85/2.8 > I found a couple comments about this lens: > > Warren Kato ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), on Olympus discussion site, 10 March 1999: > "The Vivitar 35-85/2.8 is an amazingly contrasty lens producing sharp > looking photos. It's part of my "BIG" kit, Series 1 35-85, 135/2.3, 200/3 > and Zuiko 300/4.5. All take 72 mm filters. All focus to 1:4 or 1:5 except > for the Zuiko. It beats all Zuiko 35-85 zooms (tricky answer). Suffice it > to say that I have never been dissatisfied with the sharpness of any of > these lens." Kato again: "The early Series 1 lens, brought out in 1972 > through 1974 or thereabouts, consisted of the 70-210, 35-85 Varifocal, > 135/2.3, 200/3 and 28/1.9. They were innovative in several ways, including > internal focusing and close focusing correction groups." > > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > - > 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 .
