Re: For Sale Thursday - topical wide angle goodies
Frank 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. Absolutely. Complete with the OEM front cap. My shots are from Versailles and are nowhere on the web but I am pleasantly surprised. I am a poet I don't know it. Kind regards Peter
For Sale Thursday - topical wide angle goodies
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: Kiron 28mm F2 PK £30 (Was £40) Sigma 24mm F2.8 PKA Boxed with hood £55 (Was £75) Vivitar 24-48mm F3.8 £60 (Was £95) Sigma 28mm F2.8 Mini-wide PK £20 ((Was £29) All are in at least excellent condition and come with a full complement of f+r caps. At this time I prefer payment by PayPal. Worldwide shipping will be at cost (as it always is - in fact sometimes I diddle myself!). The dearest item to ship will be the 24-48 weighing in at a hefty 578 grammes. This would cost £6 to send Special Delivery in the UK, £6 air/uninsured to Europe, and £10 air/uninsured to USA/Canada. Figure £1=US$1.60. Our usual 12 month guarantee will be included. Kind regards from sunny Brighton Peter
Re: For Sale Thursday - topical wide angle goodies
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=1020389size=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
RE: For Sale Thursday - topical wide angle goodies
SH!! I was thinking of snagging this lens :) I wasn't sure if it was the same one you had Frank.. but knowing that it is.. I'd be keenly interested :) Cheers, Dave -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 4:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: For Sale Thursday - topical wide angle goodies 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=1020389size=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
