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| − | [http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157627709066810/ Vivitar Bright Band 135mm f/3.5, photos of and with the lens | + | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52689830599/in/pool-camerawiki/ Test report on Vivitar lenses] including the bright band 135/3.5, but others in the black ridged series, in ''Camera 35'' magazine, April/May 1970 (Vol. 14, No. 3; page 53) |
| + | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157627709066810/ Vivitar Bright Band 135mm f/3.5, photos of and with the lens] Flickr set by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/ steevithak] | ||
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| Vivitar 135mm f/3.5 Bright Band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
The Vivitar Auto 135mm f/3.5 Bright Band is a lens distributed by Ponder and Best (Vivitar) in the late 1960s. Modern collectors refer to the Vivitar lens family which this lens is a part of as the "Bright Band" family because of the distinctive silver band around the lower part of the lens barrel. An earlier family of lenses based on the same mechanical configuration had a chrome nose instead of the built-in lens hoods of the bright band family, thus gaining the name "chrome nose" family. Both families are believed to have been manufactured by Kino Precision.
Specifications
- Badging: Vivitar
- Manufacturer: Kino Precision
- Manufacture Date: ca 1968
- Focal Length: 135 mm
- Aperture Range: f/3.5 - f/32, with half stops
- Diaphragm Type: Automatic
- Diaphragm Blades: 6
- Filter Diameter: 52 mm
- Minimum Focus: 1.8 m (6 feet)
- Mounts: Canon FL, M42, Nikon
- Elements: 4
- Groups: 3
- Weight: unknown
- Accessories: built in retractable lens hood
- Example Serial Numbers: 4081024
- Original Stock Number(s): unknown
Photos
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| 135mm f/3.5 bright band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| 135mm f/3.5 bright band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| 135mm f/3.5 bright band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| 135mm f/3.5 bright band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| 135mm f/3.5 bright band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| 135mm f/3.5 bright band image by steevithak (Image rights) |
Links
- Test report on Vivitar lenses including the bright band 135/3.5, but others in the black ridged series, in Camera 35 magazine, April/May 1970 (Vol. 14, No. 3; page 53)
- Vivitar Bright Band 135mm f/3.5, photos of and with the lens Flickr set by steevithak
