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Revision as of 15:07, 23 November 2011
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 Nesster (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) |
