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Vivitar 70-150 mm f/ 3.8 Close Focusing Zoom Lens (2 touch version)
70–150mm · f/3.8
Overview
The Vivitar 70-150mm f/3.8 Close Focusing Zoom Lens (two-touch version), made by Kiron, offers solid build quality with a built-in hood and smooth focus/zoom, avoiding the zoom creep of Nikon's 75-150mm. Optically, it is sharp at 70mm wide open but soft at 150mm f/3.8, sharpening by f/8. Weaknesses include corner softness and pincushion distortion. It suits budget-minded photographers wanting a compact telephoto with close-focus capability, but not demanding sharpness at long end.