Vivitar Lenses Vivitar Corporation is a US based lens and camera manufacturer. Brief History of Vivitar The story of the Vivitar Company starts in 1938 when two immigrants from Germany, Max Ponder and John Best, founded the company 'Ponder and Best' in Oxnard City, California. At that time the company was importing cameras and lenses from Germany to the U.S. After WWII the company organized import of photo and cinema equipment from Japan and later from Taiwan as well. Specifically, they dealt in importing 35mm Mamiya cameras, Kobina cinema cameras and photo lab equipment. During the early 1960s the company announced the Vivitar brand.

Jan 16, 2010 I know that the Series 1 lenses are considered Vivitar's. Here's a link on how to decipher the serial number and. (Kiron) Vivitar Series 1 70-210. Vivitar series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 f3.5. Vivitar series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 f3.5 macro telephoto zoom lens with Nikon AI. Judging by the serial number.

This trademark spread quite quickly and gained a reputation of providing quality lenses in the moderate price segment. In 1975 the company started manufacturing a new line of 'Series I' lenses, which later became the company’s 'business card'. With the launch of this lens line Vivitar became one of the first companies to use computers to perform calculations for the design process and for optical lens chip development.

In 1979 the company changed its name to the Vivitar Corporation. After the passing of the company’s founder, the corporation changed ownership several times.

Soul Jazz Tropicalia Rar. Dec 20, 2007 Digital Photography Review. K10D shots with Vivitar Series ONE 70-210mm SAMPLES. Vivitar serial number codes. Find great deals on eBay for Vivitar Series 1 in Camera Lenses. VIVITAR SERIES ONE 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AUTOFOCUS. As indicated by the '28' serial number.

In November 2006 the Vivitar Corporation was sold to Syntax-Brillian Corp. For $26 million in shares. On the 21st of August 2008, after the Syntax-Brillian Corporation went bankrupt, the Vivitar brand and all intellectual property within the company were sold to Sakar International, a company based in New Jersey, USA. Sakar International is currently planning on starting production of cameras under the Vivitar brand. Vivitar Series 1 lenses Vivitar’s standards for lenses were quite unique for that time. For the first time an independent reseller started to compete with major lens manufacturers in optical lens quality.

And they succeeded. Frankie J The One Album Zip. On top of excellent mechanical quality, the Series 1 lenses had new optical design features and even completely new optical designs that became very successful and were later replicated by many leading companies. In developing its optical designs the company followed standards that were at that time used in the US space exploration program. The Series 1 lenses created serious competition on the lens market for such a big companies as Canon, Olympus, Nikon, Minolta and even such famous optics manufacturers as Carl Zeiss and Leitz.