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The Auto Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose is a len distributed by [[Vivitar|Ponder and Best (Vivitar)]] in the 1960s. | The Auto Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose is a len distributed by [[Vivitar|Ponder and Best (Vivitar)]] in the 1960s. | ||
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| − | |image_text= Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose | + | |image_text= Vivitar ad for 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose |
|image_by= Dennis Dietz | |image_by= Dennis Dietz | ||
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=Description= | =Description= | ||
| − | The Auto Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose is a lens distributed by [[Vivitar|Ponder and Best (Vivitar)]] in the 1960s. Modern collectors refer to the Vivitar lens family which this lens is a part of as the "Chrome Nose" family because of the distinctive chrome band around the front edge of the lens. There is also a bright silver band located near the base of the lens. A later family of lenses based on the same mechanical configuration dropped the chrome nose to make room for a built-in lens hood but retained the lower bright silver band, thus becoming known as the bright band family. Both families are believed to have been manufactured by [[Kino|Kino Precision]].<ref>[http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=30239 Vivitar Chrome Nose Lenses made by Kiron. Photo evidence]</ref> | + | The Auto Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose is a lens distributed by [[Vivitar|Ponder and Best (Vivitar)]] in the 1960s. Modern collectors refer to the Vivitar lens family which this lens is a part of as the "Chrome Nose" family because of the distinctive chrome band around the front edge of the lens. There is also a bright silver band located near the base of the lens. A later family of lenses based on the same mechanical configuration dropped the chrome nose to make room for a built-in lens hood but retained the lower bright silver band, thus becoming known as the bright band family. Both families are believed to have been manufactured by [[Kino|Kino Precision]].<ref>[http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=30239 Vivitar Chrome Nose Lenses made by Kiron. Photo evidence]</ref> According to a Ponder and Best advertisement, the lens retailed for just under $100 USD in 1967.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/5980572485/in/pool-camerawiki April 1967 Vivitar ad for 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose lens]</ref> |
=Specifications= | =Specifications= | ||
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|mounts=Canon FL, M42, Nikon | |mounts=Canon FL, M42, Nikon | ||
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| − | |groups= | + | |groups=3 |
|weight= | |weight= | ||
|accessories= | |accessories= | ||
| − | |example_serial_numbers=104801 | + | |example_serial_numbers=104215, 104801 |
|stock_number= | |stock_number= | ||
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=Photos= | =Photos= | ||
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| + | |image_text= Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose | ||
| + | |image_by= Dennis Dietz | ||
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|image_source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdietz/2605793136/in/pool-camerawiki | |image_source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdietz/2605793136/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
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| − | * [http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=31854 The Vivitar Chrome Nose Family - Photos of the lenses | + | * [http://forum.mflenses.com/vivitar-135mm-f-2-8-black-and-chrome-beauty-t25041.html Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Black and Chrome Beauty - Photos of and with lens - MFLenses forum] |
| + | * [http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=31854 The Vivitar Chrome Nose Family - Photos of the lenses - MFLenses forum] | ||
[[Category: Japanese lenses]] | [[Category: Japanese lenses]] | ||
[[Category: Vivitar]] | [[Category: Vivitar]] | ||
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The Auto Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose is a len distributed by Ponder and Best (Vivitar) in the 1960s.
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| Vivitar ad for 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose image by Dennis Dietz (Image rights) |
Description
The Auto Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose is a lens distributed by Ponder and Best (Vivitar) in the 1960s. Modern collectors refer to the Vivitar lens family which this lens is a part of as the "Chrome Nose" family because of the distinctive chrome band around the front edge of the lens. There is also a bright silver band located near the base of the lens. A later family of lenses based on the same mechanical configuration dropped the chrome nose to make room for a built-in lens hood but retained the lower bright silver band, thus becoming known as the bright band family. Both families are believed to have been manufactured by Kino Precision.[1] According to a Ponder and Best advertisement, the lens retailed for just under $100 USD in 1967.[2]
Specifications
- Badging: Vivitar
- Manufacturer: Kino Precision
- Manufacture Date: ca 1967
- Focal Length: 135mm
- Aperture Range: f/2.8 - f/22
- Diaphragm Type: Automatic
- Diaphragm Blades: unknown
- Filter Diameter: unknown
- Minimum Focus: unknown
- Mounts: Canon FL, M42, Nikon
- Elements: 4
- Groups: 3
- Weight: unknown
- Accessories: unknown
- Example Serial Numbers: 104215, 104801
- Original Stock Number(s): unknown
Photos
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| Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose image by Dennis Dietz (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose image by Dennis Dietz (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose image by Dennis Dietz (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 Chrome Nose image by Dennis Dietz (Image rights) |
