"I've read about this lens on Ken Rockwell's sight. It may be the bargain of the year. I immediately hopped on the train to NYC and went to B and H. The salesperson was so nice..... but he made one mistake...He only had a Canon version at hand. AAAAAAArgh! I only shoot NIKON and almost had a connipti …" Read Full Review »

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Vivitar 85mm f/1.4 Series 1 Manual Focus Lens for Nikon SLR Review

Amazing value, amazing lens

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"Positives:

- True f/1.4 low light lens: I've seen variation of how well I felt some lenses really gather light and this one really lives up to what I hoped for

- Nice contrast & color: The Vivitar behaves exactly as my Nikkors with regard to color rendering and all my shots have had nice contrast. …" Read Full Review »

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