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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 410738" data-attributes="member: 15805">Started looking into a Nikon 75-150/3.5 Series E as a low-cost alternative lens for shooting head-n-shoulders portraits.&nbsp; But found that the zoom/focus ring of it tends to creep given the age of the lens these days.I did find, however, that the Kiron 70-150/4 was the same lens (optically), only a bit different on the outside.&nbsp; So I started to search for that, or the Vivitar version.&nbsp; All 3 were apparently made by Kino Precision Industries in Japan.Last weekend, I scored a Kiron........ $30 shipped........ with a matching Vivitar 2x TC.&nbsp; Package arrived today.<img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%203/D61_9437a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />So far, it's about what I expected.&nbsp; Both lens &amp; TC are in pristine condition, even after the USPS dropped the box and dented the filter thread of the lens (easily corrected).&nbsp; And you'll notice....... the zoom/focus ring is still at the top;&nbsp; NO CREEP!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 410738, member: 15805"] Started looking into a Nikon 75-150/3.5 Series E as a low-cost alternative lens for shooting head-n-shoulders portraits. But found that the zoom/focus ring of it tends to creep given the age of the lens these days. I did find, however, that the Kiron 70-150/4 was the same lens (optically), only a bit different on the outside. So I started to search for that, or the Vivitar version. All 3 were apparently made by Kino Precision Industries in Japan. Last weekend, I scored a Kiron........ $30 shipped........ with a matching Vivitar 2x TC. Package arrived today. [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%203/D61_9437a.jpg[/img] So far, it's about what I expected. Both lens & TC are in pristine condition, even after the USPS dropped the box and dented the filter thread of the lens (easily corrected). And you'll notice....... the zoom/focus ring is still at the top; NO CREEP! [/QUOTE]

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