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Re: [OM] Vivitar Series 1

Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar Series 1
From: "Lex Jenkins" <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:29:38 GMT
Perhaps there are Viviphiles with more specific info than I have, but Series 1 lenses generally fall into three groups: those made in the 1970s, '80s and '90s. Some folks seem to prefer the robust construction of the first two generations but apart from that I don't know how much actual optical difference separates them.

I know that one difference between the earlier and later versions is the use of varifocal vs. true zoom design. Early on Vivitar and others realized it was more cost effective to make a varifocal with good optics, something AF lens designers/makers are repeating. But a certain stigma attached itself to varifocals and the market demand for true zooms led to other designs.

You might find a bit more info by ferreting around this excellent site:

http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/mf/albro.html

Try the links to third party lenses.

Lex
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From: "Trevor Briggs" <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Vivitar Series 1
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:37:15 -0400

Just wondering whether anyone has any info on the difference between the
28 - 105mm S1 lens. I was looking at one of these lenses. The vivitar
website has different specs  than the one I was looking at.
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