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Frank Fremerey

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Re: January 2020
« Reply #135 on: January 11, 2020, 00:07:31 »
After a day of rain, the sun came along...

Z 6    Vivi  200/3.0

very nice color scape
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Re: January 2020
« Reply #136 on: January 11, 2020, 08:58:05 »
I guess the pincushion distortion is one of the common problem of a telephoto design.  Perhaps the speed of f3.0 was prioritized when it was designed.
Yes probably.  "The 200mm f/3.0 was sold alongside the 135mm f/2.3 Series 1, which was physically almost identical. There's a good article about that lens, at Making-not-Taking."   This link: http://makingnottaking.blogspot.com/2010/03/vivitar-series-1-135mm-f23.html

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Re: January 2020
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Re: January 2020
« Reply #138 on: January 11, 2020, 12:07:16 »
Bissextile full moon.
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Re: January 2020
« Reply #139 on: January 11, 2020, 12:20:24 »
Yes probably.  "The 200mm f/3.0 was sold alongside the 135mm f/2.3 Series 1, which was physically almost identical. There's a good article about that lens, at Making-not-Taking."   This link: http://makingnottaking.blogspot.com/2010/03/vivitar-series-1-135mm-f23.html

John, thank you for the link to the interesting article.  I never knew that such aspiring lenses were made by a third party brand at that time.
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Re: January 2020
« Reply #140 on: January 11, 2020, 14:38:48 »
Bissextile full moon.
Super shot, Akira. !

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Re: January 2020
« Reply #141 on: January 11, 2020, 14:41:19 »
John, thank you for the link to the interesting article.  I never knew that such aspiring lenses were made by a third party brand at that time.
You are welcome.   Vivitar was a very special company and had some great plans in the seventies/eighties.    http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Vivitar

"In the early 1970s, Ponder & Best decided on a new strategy for their Vivitar lenses. Up until now, they had selected lenses designed and built by other manufacturers and rebadged them as Vivitar lenses. Now they set out to create designs for high-quality lenses to their own specifications. They would still outsource the manufacture of the lenses to other companies but the designs would be Vivitar's. These new high-quality lenses were badged as Vivitar Series 1 lenses. This new strategy started with three Ponder & Best employees; researchers Gary Eisenberger and Murray Schwartz, and product manager Bill Swinyard.[16] Eventually, Ponder & Best brought in American company OPCON Associates of Standford, CT for the initial Series 1 lens designs. "

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Re: January 2020
« Reply #142 on: January 11, 2020, 15:32:54 »

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Re: January 2020
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Re: January 2020
« Reply #144 on: January 11, 2020, 21:14:23 »
Magnolia time starts ?

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Re: January 2020
« Reply #145 on: January 11, 2020, 22:05:54 »
January 11

Saturday



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Re: January 2020
« Reply #146 on: January 12, 2020, 00:31:21 »
Thank you, John, Bent and Paco!

You are welcome.   Vivitar was a very special company and had some great plans in the seventies/eighties.    http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Vivitar

"In the early 1970s, Ponder & Best decided on a new strategy for their Vivitar lenses. Up until now, they had selected lenses designed and built by other manufacturers and rebadged them as Vivitar lenses. Now they set out to create designs for high-quality lenses to their own specifications. They would still outsource the manufacture of the lenses to other companies but the designs would be Vivitar's. These new high-quality lenses were badged as Vivitar Series 1 lenses. This new strategy started with three Ponder & Best employees; researchers Gary Eisenberger and Murray Schwartz, and product manager Bill Swinyard.[16] Eventually, Ponder & Best brought in American company OPCON Associates of Standford, CT for the initial Series 1 lens designs. "

Thank you for the further quote.  I did see many Vivitar lenses in the camera shops when I lived in Munich in the early 80s, but all I saw was not those of Series 1 but mediocre models.
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Re: January 2020
« Reply #147 on: January 12, 2020, 00:32:28 »
Magnolia time starts ?

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January 11

Saturday

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Nice correspondence, John and Fons!

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Re: January 2020
« Reply #148 on: January 12, 2020, 10:15:29 »
Weather has been mild no King Winter in sight, thank you Akira.

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Re: January 2020
« Reply #149 on: January 12, 2020, 10:30:49 »
Weather has been mild no King Winter in sight, thank you Akira.
A year ago it was  a bit the same:
January 9th 2019  with the 200mm f/3.5