From: Larry <Halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Vivitar Series 1
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:36:30 -0500
28-90mmm f2.8 is also part of that list.
Larry
Skip Williams wrote:
> Most of the talk about Vivitar Series 1 lenses is centered around the
great
> lenses that were made under the Vivitar name during the late 70's and
early
> 80's. Most were make by Kiron, I believe.
>
> The recent crop of S/1 lenses aren't up to the daring designs that
> characterized the first generation.
>
> Aso, I don't think that ANY of the early Series 1 lenses are not very
> clearly marked.
>
> Here's the original list:
> 24-48mm f3.8 zoom
> 35-85mm f2.8 zoom
> 70-210mm f3.5 zoom
> 90-180mm f/4.5 zoom (flat field)
> 28mm f1.9 prime
> 90mm f2.5 Macro prime with 1:1 converter
> 135mm f2.3 prime
> 200mm f3 prime
> 600mm f8 mirror
> (solid cat)
> 800mm f/11 mirror
> (solid cat)
>
> Look here for more details and comments:
> http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/third/cult.html#vivitar
>
> Skip
>
> >From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [OM] Re: Vivitar Series 1
> >Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:54:46 -0800
> >
> >Almost without exception, a series I will say so somewhere on the lens.
As
> >has been mentioned previously, though, there are Viv series I lenses,
and
> >then there are series I lenses..............................
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dave Dougherty [mailto:davdou@xxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:52 PM
> >To: OLYMPUS
> >Subject: [OM] Re: Vivitar Series 1
> >
> >
> >How does one know that a Vivitar lens is "Series 1"? Does it say so on
the
> >lens? Or, are there certain focal lengths/f-stop combinations that
define
> >the issue?
> >
> >Dave Dougherty
> >
> >
> >
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