Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
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At 9:57 PM -0500 3/13/01, Michael E. Bérubé wrote:
>At 09:00 PM 3/13/01 -0500, Dante A. Stella wrote:
>> > I still don't see why Cosina has to hide behind that Voigtsomethingder
>>> brand-name anyway. I'd gladly -- even more gladly, actually -- buy
>>> their stuff so branded.
>>
>>If you've ever used a Vivitar SLR zoom or wideangle prime lens,
>>you'd instantly
>>know why.
>
>OK...I have both a huge Vivitar Series 1 35-85/2.8 (constant) and a
>28/2.8 in MD mount. What has that to do with Cosina hiding behind
>the good old German name Voigtlander?
>
>MeB
The series 1 lenses were made by Kino, not Cosina. Vivitar has (had)
many different manufacturers making lenses for them. I don't know
who might have produced that 28/2.8.
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