This is with the D. Compared to the Zenitar 16/2.8 and the Sigma 24/2.8 it seems to lack sharpness and the bokeh is very 'rough'. I haven't tried it on film yet. There was a thread not long ago about the filter size on this lens, it appears there are at least 2 versions of it. Mine is the KA version with 62mm filter threads. Serial number 91103029.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Filling the 50-85mm gap. > > > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > Actually I do have a 19 but it's one of the Vivitar 19/3.8s. > > I'm not very fond of it. > > Can you describe why you don't like that lens? > Since I have one and use it fairly frequently, I want to see if that's > just something I'm missing! > Oh, and is that with the D, or on film cameras? > > [...] > > > I seem to be having a lot of trouble with accurate focusing > > with shorter lenses on the D, don't have a clue why, it was > > never an issue with the film bodies. > > I seem to be consistently focusing well past the intended point. > > I'm trying to stick to wide open, fast, primes until I figure > > out why this is happening. > > Since it also happens fairly often with the FA50/1.7 set to > > autofocus, I'm not quite sure it's all me and not partially > > the ist-D. > > The thing that's still driving me crazy is that the viewfinder > > image says I'm focused, so does the confirmation indicator. > > But I'm not. :-( > > That's the worst part, isn't it,,, > That says to me that you first notice it when you upload those images to > your computer or later. That's really too late... > > > This doesn't happen with lenses 85mm or longer. > > I've got 2 film bodies loaded up just to prove I can still > > focus properly with them. Very frustrating problem. > > > > Don > > That would be very disconcerting to me. > I'd be tempted to send it in for repair! > That alone would make the camera useless to me. > > Good luck, > > keith whaley >
