I've recently got back the first few rolls taken with my Vivitar S1 3.8 24-48 zoom (I assume yours is a Series 1, Peter?), and I must say, I'm blown away by it.
At 24mm, no distortion whatsoever. Lines are straight, right out to the edges. And it's sharp right out to the edges as well. This is a lovely lens, apparently much better than the later variable aperture one. Here's a photo that I took with it, just a "throw away", really. But, I think it shows how linear and sharp this lens is. Check out those straight lines, especially the platform, and the lights on the upper right. Straight, straight, straight! http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1020389&size=lg And, at 60 pounds, a very good deal, too. I got mine on eBay for around $65US, then paid around $50US for a CLA to cure a sticky aperture, and judging by the price these things usually fetch on eBay, I think I got a good deal, even with the repair. Hard to find on eBay for less than $150US, and often they're BIN'ed at close to $200US, with a reserve. It is big, heavy, and due to the damned 77mm filter ring, I have to get yet another set of filters (but got a red one from Aaron last night for a good price <g>). None the less, I can wholeheartedly recommend this lens, especially at this price. I hope it finds a good (ei: PDML) home, Peter! regards, frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Folks, excuse me foisting these upon you, but I have decided that 3rd party > items, however stunning they might be, basically don't sell. > > Thus I can exclusively offer the following, all at large reductions: > > > Vivitar 24-48mm F3.8 �60 (Was �95) > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
