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Klarth
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 Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:09 am Post subject: Vivitar 85mm 1.4 |
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Klarth wrote:
Any opinions or experiences about this new lens? I'm surprised with the price but i want to know if this lens is any good.
Greetings.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:15 am Post subject: Re: Vivitar 85mm 1.4 |
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Big Dawg wrote:
| Klarth wrote: |
Any opinions or experiences about this new lens? I'm surprised with the price but i want to know if this lens is good.
Greetings. |
I've heard they are pretty good but until someone I know says that, I'm a little skeptical.
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koji
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koji wrote:
The most comprehensive one so far is this > http://www.jsvfoto.com/Home/faqs/nikkor85mmf14aisvspolar85mmf14/nikkorpolarreview
I guess it is not a bad lens.
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aoleg
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:50 am Post subject: |
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aoleg wrote:
I have one under a different name. Samyang, Polar, Vivitar and Bower 85/1.4 are the same lens with different badges. Mine is a... let me see... Samyang. It's quite sharp from wide open, has very smooth bokeh, yet highlights have onion-like structure.
Torture test:
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poilu
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:08 am Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
everyone says it is a top lens
check slrclub review |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
With the risk of suffocating you in more reviews, here's one from gasrocks who is a regular at the Manual Focus Forum:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=654126
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poilu wrote:
thanks Martin!
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| They should have made is f1.2 or dropped the price to $150ish. They may end up there anyway if nobody buys them and they have to close them out in a year |
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thePiRaTE!!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Vivitar 85mm 1.4 |
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thePiRaTE!! wrote:
| Klarth wrote: |
Any opinions or experiences about this new lens? I'm surprised with the price but i want to know if this lens is any good.
Greetings. |
I don't have experience with this 85 in particular, but I do have an opinion: I hope it does well. I'd love for there to be more, affordable, manual primes available in the world!
K.
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martinsmith99
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martinsmith99 wrote:
| poilu wrote: |
thanks Martin!
I liked this comment
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| They should have made is f1.2 or dropped the price to $150ish. They may end up there anyway if nobody buys them and they have to close them out in a year |
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Yes it's a shame they didn't do something to entice more buyers. The Canon 1.8/85 is a really good lens (CA in certain conditions aside). I cannot see many Vivs selling when it's up against a lens like that. Where's the attraction?
It also may not be a true 1.4.
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Vivitar 85mm 1.4 |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
| thePiRaTE!! wrote: |
| Klarth wrote: |
Any opinions or experiences about this new lens? I'm surprised with the price but i want to know if this lens is any good.
Greetings. |
I don't have experience with this 85 in particular, but I do have an opinion: I hope it does well. I'd love for there to be more, affordable, manual primes available in the world!
K. |
That would be good. I'd like to see AF dropped on some ranges if only to lower costs a bit and stop me hunting on ebay for good lenses and ending up with dust/fungus/butchered lenses. Still, Alex has done ok because of it. 
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