Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have the Tamron 500 f8 SP and am Very happy with it. I have gotten >head >and shoulder shots of Tigers that are great! ( would not want to be ANY >closer) >If the lens you are looking at is the SP I highly recomend it, >Jerry Jerry: The Tamron I looked at *is* the SP, and appears to be in perfect shape. I pick it up for a few days trial on Monday next. In the meantime, I've been offered a Vivitar 500mm Mirror lens w/T-mount new for CDN$ 189 (approx US$ 145), but I would suspect it's quality would not be up to the Tamron, simply on price alone. (The Tamron is CDN$ 599 if new). Marc Small prefers the MTO Russian lenses, and he may be right. But there aren't any available in my area - and if I mail order one from the states, shipping and duty drive the price up teriffically. Does anybody here have comments on the low-ball Vivitar? All thoughts appreciated. - ---------- David Young | Many hands make light work. Victoria, CANADA | Too many cooks spoil the broth. youngs@IslandNet.co | I'm confused....