amir@houligan.UUCP (Amir Majidimehr) (03/14/86)
I too liked the reviews of the 450mm. I called a mail-order place in
Portland, and they gave a me similar story. That is, Vivitar had serious
reliability problems with the lens. And of the three that they sold, two of
the came back because of defects. They claimed that they couldn't
get them anymore.
This is a real shame. Where else can you get a 450mm, f4.5 for $350 or so?
My only other alternative was the Canon 450mm f4.5. But I still can't justify
its $730.00 price. I hope Vivitar solves their production problems soon.
The only thing that I can't figure out is why they are advertising so much
for this lens???
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Amir H. Majidimehr
Unix Development Group
Gould Inc, Computer Systems Division
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