Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/14
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At 11:28 PM +0800 3/14/01, Dr. Joseph Yao wrote:
>on 14/3/01 2:39 PM, Henning Wulff at henningw@archiphoto.com wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>Henning,
>
>I believe it was Kiron who made the original Vivitar Series 1 lenses. My
>all time favourite is the 35-85/2.8 Vari-focal. I like it so much that I
>got a M42 one to use on my EOS. The current Series 1 lenses are made by
>Cosina, and you will find the same lenses offered in other brands, namely
>Tokina, Phoenix, and perhaps a few others.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Joseph
You're quite right of course; I used to have the first 70-210 Series
1 lens (a very good zoom for the time, but lots of flare) and I still
have a 105 macro from Kiron. Kino was (or is) a European manufacturer.
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