Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce for the Achiever DZ260, Canon 420EZ, 430EZ and Vivitar 283, 285 & 5600 Zoom Flashes (OM-B) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good small diffuser. You can just throw it in the bag and carry it around... you never know when a flash might come in handy...
I never use a flash without a diffuser. So If you are looking at this you should also take a look at: Gary Fong C3 Cloud Lightsphere II.
The only advantage this diffuser has to the C3 is that it's small and easy to carry.

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The Omni-Bounce creates a Diffused Bare Bulb Effect. Giving even coverage across the entire frame, with lenses from 15mm to 200mm in the 35mm format. (And equal in other formats as well.) The Omni-Bounce is easy to use and goes onto and off of your flash in seconds with custom fitting, except UNI, and No Velcro. Designed for years of service with out the bulk of some other Diffusers, it is small enough to fit easily into your gadget bag or pocket.

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Vivitar - Fisheye lens - 7 mm - f/3.5 - Canon EF Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, let's clarify that this lens is not made by Vivitar - it is rebranded and originally made by Samyang (as Samyang 8mm). It seems that the cosmetic design of the lens might be unique to Vivitar. You can find this lens also branded as Bower, Polar, Falcon, Rokinon, Digital Innovations. And of course, Samyang. The Vivitar version is the sexist-looking though. here is rokinon:
Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical Fisheye Manual Focus Lens for Canon EOS 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, Digital Rebel (300D), Rebel XT (350D), Rebel XTi (400D), Rebel XS (100D), Rebel XSi (450D) & Rebel T1i (500D) Digital SLR Cameras
You'll also notice that the other brands call this lens a different focal length - Samyang calls it 8mm for example. Just to be clear, these are all the same lens. Why the difference? Well, you probably don't even want to call the lens 7 or 8mm. If you compare it to other lenses, it will be closer to 10 or 12mm. The main issue is that this lens doesn't use the normal (equisolid) fisheye projection, but rather, a "stereographic" projection. What does this mean? It means that the "fisheye distortion" is not quite as pronounced at the sides of the image.
If you have a full-frame sensor, you can cut off the lens hood of this lens and have a "circular" fisheye similar to an 8mm lens on a 1.5 or 1.6 crop sensor. (yes this will void your warranty ;-)
Overall, the image quality of this lens is on par with lenses that cost twice as much, or more.
For some incredibly in-depth analysis of this lens, check the intrepid Michel Thoby's page:
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Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Canon Features
This Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens is suitable for both artistic and technical photography. Extreme-wide angle lenses are pleasingly distorted in a hemispherical projection, resulting in an image that looks like the eye of a fish.
The Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 fisheye lens is created for APS-C image sensor. It creates images with an expanded perspective, including images with a creatively deformed outlook and a sharp pan focus that extends throughout the entire frame. By offering 180 degree angle of view, this fisheye lens can be used to create amazing image expressions that cannot be seen with the human eye, such as exaggerated perspective and distortion. The minimum shooting distance and large depth of field gives new meaning to close-up shots.

180° diagonal angle of view
Multi-coated glass reduces flare and aberrations

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Vivitar DF-383 Auto/Bounce/Swivel Head Power Zoom Flash Bundle for Nikon D40, D40x, D50, D60, D80, D90, D200, D300, D700, D3, D3x Digital SLR Cameras Review

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(More customer reviews)If you just can't scrape together the $200 for a Nikon SB-600, this flash is a great alternative. I've been using it for a month with my Nikon D60, and it is almost perfect! The swivel is great; the flash is responsive; the display is easy to read; controls are simple. It does everything I need it to, and I only paid $119, which included a 4 Ni-cad batteries, a charger, and a holder for 8 batteries. It's a little tinny as far as construction, but if you're careful with your equipment like I am, it'll last you for a long time.

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Vivitar DF-383-NIK AF Power Zoom Flash for Nikon.FEATURES :LCD Display with controls.Red Focus beam to assist in low lighting conditions.Includes built-in reflecting plate and wide angle diffuser.Uses 4 AA batteries.DSLR Auto Focus.Red eye reduction.Power Saving.TTL metering.Built-in slave function. SPECIFICATIONS :Guide Number : ISO 100 - 45(m) / 148(ft) at 85mm position.Flash Head : 24-28-35-50-85mm.Bounce Angle : 0 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees, 75 degrees, 90 degrees.Swivel Angle : Right 0 degrees-90 degrees, Left 0 degrees-180 degrees.Power Source : 4 x AA batteries.Flash Duration : 1/1000-1/20000sec.Recycling Time : 0.5-9sec.Dimensions : 72(W) x 125 (H) x 100 (D) mm.Weight (without batteries) : 270g.
This kit also includes : Overnight AA Rechargeable Battery Charger with 4 AA 2000 mAh BatteriesBatuca AA/AAA Battery Case

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Nikon Zoom Normal-Telephoto 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor 2x Teleconverter (4 Elements) + Nwv Direct Microfiber Cleaning Cloth. Review

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(More customer reviews)If you know anything about Vivitar, they do not make junk and the stand behind their products.
This is a wonderful doubler for your lens, but before you get it there are few things you need to know.
I am using this with my Nikon D-3000. This doubler needs sunlight. Period! If you use it ouddoors in full sun, the autofocus works perfectly.
You can turn your lens to manual to focus when it refuses to do it on it's own and it will still take great shots.
Such cases for me have been... fluorescent lighting (actually any indoor lighting I have tried it on) and very cloudy days.
Make sure it is on a tripod during these manual focus times, because the shutter speed is reduced and doing it hand-held (for me) caused motion blur.
My main use for this is outdoor wildlife photography and it is absolutely what I needed. On a sunny day this week, I actually captured a Red Tailed Hawk gliding
through the air about 100 meters away and you can see every detail of the bird.
No complaints from me on this product.

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2x (Doubler) 4-element Teleconverter multiplies the focal length of any fine optic it's used with by 2x, maintaining the resolution and contrast at a high level.

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Vivitar Series 1 - Telephoto lens 85 mm - f/1.4 - Nikon F Review

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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. Wonderful performance here.
- Decent build: Ok do its not in the same league as my old Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 which I think would live through a world war, but its not bad. The caps and sunshade are so-so but the metal mount, focus action and glass all seem well beyond the price point.
- Bokeh: I find the bokeh very appealing, your mileage may vary but I like it.
- Sharpness: With proper technique this lens can really shine in terms of sharpness. I did a test against my Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8 and Nikon 50mm f/1.8 and felt that the Vivitar had better center sharpness than either of them. Nailing focus at f/1.4 takes very good technique and practice though.
Negatives:
- Chromatic aberration: It doesn't show up in all shots, but in those with shiny objects or extreme contrasted borders I see a lot of both purple and green color fringing. You have to zoom in to see it, but there can be a lot of it depending on the shot
- Focus pocus: This isn't really the lenses fault but nailing a shot at f/1.4 takes some technique. When I did my comparison shots I mounted my D90 on a tripod and used extreme LiveView magnification to come within millimeters of focus between the different shots taken. Kudos to LiveView it proved to be invaluable for that.
- Quality control: While my lens has been quite good, I've read about others on the Vivitar Flickr group having issues with defective lens coatings or aperture blades that get stuck. It appears to be a minority of the lenses but is worth being aware of. Buying through Amazon and a good reputable shop should help as they're more likely to have a good return/exchange policy.
There are a lot of sample shots with this lens on the Vivitar 85mm f/1.4 Flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/vivitar_85_14/pool/

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The Vivitar 85mm f/1.4 Series Lens is a bright, compact and lightweight lens.It has a constant f/1.4 aperture. This lens can be used with film and digital SLR cameras. The ideal focal length and aperture are perfect for use as a portrait lens.Front and rear lens caps Series 1 lens pouch 72mm front mount Length -2.8 (71.2mm) Maximum Diameter -3.0 (76mm) Weight -1.1 lbs (510g)

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Rokinon 85M-N 85mm F1.4 Aspherical Lens for Nikon (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have the Rokinon version of this lens. It is great! I use it on a Nikon D700 and have compared it with the Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4 (which I had rented for a weekend to test) and I much prefer this lens to the Nikon.
When I used the Nikon AF version, I found myself having to manually focus to get the plane of focus just where I wanted it and so decided I really didn't need to pay extra (almost a $1k more) for the AF feature. So the only thing that would make sense for paying more was if the Nikon's Image Quality was significantly better... it wasn't. In fact, at f/1.4 (which is where you will be shooting this lens 99% of the time, else why buy an f/1.4 lens) I found the Rokinon/Opteka to be sharper and have more contrast than the Nikon.
There are a lot of reviews to be found on the inter-net for this lens. Some express concern for obtaining a good "copy". I am sure this lens is not as consistent in its build quality as Nikon is, but I got lucky right out of the chute with my first one. It is amazingly sharp, mechanically sound, and the IQ is just what I needed it to be (bokeh is wonderful).
Bought mine through Amazon from Cameta Camera. Great store with quality customer service.
For the price, you really can't go wrong.

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The Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Manual Focus Lens for Nikon is an ultra-bright lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4. Although you can only use this lens in manual focus mode, it is fully compatible with the automated features available with digital SLR cameras. It is compact and lightweight, and offers the ideal focal length and bright aperture for use as a portrait lens.

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Vivitar DF-383 Dedicated ETTL LCD Bounce & Zoom Flash For Nikon D200 D100 D700 D70S D80 D70 D50 D5000 D3000 D3100 D300S D90 D40 D40X D60 D3 D2H D3X D700 D300 w/ LCD Display Includes Flash Diffuser + Free Cleaning Kit + BP Microfiiber Cleaning Cloth Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this flash for awhile now and I am very happy with it. I particularly like that it can also be a wireless slave unit. The built-in diffuser and reflector also come in handy and work better than I expected. It also is a little smaller than the flash I had before but has more functions and works better. The digital read out is also pretty awesome. Overall, a great flash for the price. Why pay more? I highly recommend.

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Kit Includes: ♦ 1) Vivitar - Vivitar DF-383 Digital TTL LCD Bounce Power Zoom Swivel Flash (Nikon) ♦ 2) Sakar - Sakar 3pc Lens Cleaning Kit ♦ 3) ButterflyPhoto - ButterflyPhoto Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth

LCD Display Red Focus assist beam for low light focusing. TTL metering. DSLR Auto Focus Zoom Flash Head From 24/28/35/50/70/85mm Automatic shutter speed setting. 5 levels of power ratio 1/1,1/2,1/4,1/8 and 1/16. Flash readiness indication in viewfinder. Built-in salve function. Built-in reflecting plate and diffuser. Front and rear curtain synchronization. Power saving function Guide No: (ISO 100) 45(m) / 148 (ft) at 85mm position. Motor zooming reflector: 24-28-35-50-70-85mm. Power source: 4X 1.5V AA size alkaline batteries. Flash Duration: 1/1,000 - 1/20,000 second. Recycling Time: 0.5 - 9 sec. Color Temperature: Daylight Dimensions: Approx.72 x 100 x 125 mm Net Weight: Approx 270 grams (w/o batteries)

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