Lotusm50 wrote: thrice wrote:
Kenny Rockwell had one of his unscientific, probably-never-handled-it reviews of the Vivitar Series 1 version.
Not a lot of love here for Mr. Rockwell...
Given that his reviews are often highly subjective and contain almost verbatim info from press releases, that\'s not at all surprising. Further to that, he only reviews camera bodies, and usually gives only Nikon\'s favourable reviews
Check this bit out:
Thank goodness the D3000 has no video mode or Live View. DSLR video modes make crappy video and clog up the camera\'s operation and price, so not having video makes for a better camera at a better price. Likewise, Live View is largely another fluff feature which jacks up the price, and which few people can figure out. Both Live View and video modes hold open the shutter to let more dirt get on the sensor. Good riddance to video and live view!
Prices for newer Consumer-Level DSLR\'s haven\'t changed a whole lot in the last few years as newer models have come out. Adding in Live View hasn\'t jacked pricing at all. Right? As for the dust comment? Has he heard about dust delete/sensor cleaning? Most entry-level users probably never have that problem using only the kit lens, but seriously? Dust is a problem?
Polar
Samyang
Falcon
(looks like this unscrupulous ebay seller tried to erase the falcon name off this lens, but forgot the change the filename)
Rokinon
Bower
Nov 14, 2009 at 12:02 PM
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