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The Vivitar Corporation, was initially headquarted in Oxnard, California, manufactured, marketed and distributed optical and photographic and equipment
The company was sold to Syntax-Brillian Corporation in 2006 for $26 million worth of stock which operated it as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Early in the 1960s, the Vivitar brand was created to compete with other
major camera lens companies. The Vivitar negotiated with experienced lens engineers
and high end Japanese optical lens companies like Kiron Optical to manufacture
their lenses. They then carefully positioned their limited line of products with key
photo retail shops and swiftly built a name for quality lenses at
reasonable prices.
Retailers discovered they could make healthy margins and at the same time
give honest value. As their name grew a number of contract lens makers
looked them up to promote their products using the Vivitar brand name. During the 1970s,
Vivitar added the now-famous Series 1 lenses. These were computer
designed latest word in lenses that were reasonably-priced and many times outperformed the
camera manufacturers optics of the time.
After succeeding with its aftermarket line of lenses, Vivitar added its
own 35mm film camera line built by Japanese companies like Cosina. These cameras include the Cosina-manufactures
Vivitar SLR plus the rangefinder Vivitar 35ES/EE cameras.
Following bankruptcy, in 2008, Syntax-Brillian sold the Vivitar intellectual property and name to Sakar International, a consumer electronics maker with headquarters in Edison, New Jersey.
Vivitar’s equipment, facilities and accounts receivable. was not acquired by Sakar
Sakar which sells cameras and accessories in the lower-range marketplace from $20 to $100 plans further develop its retail digital camera products by applying the Vivitar name on midprice range digital cameras priced at $70 to $300. Otherl Vivitar-branded products which will include
camera accessories including
digital photo frames are in the works along with prospectivel licensing.
The Sakar merchandise line has included compact point and shoot digital cameras,
35 mm SLR cameras, underwater cameras,
zoom lenses, flashes, tripods, binoculars, night vision products, and other photographic accessories.
The Korean made Samyang lenses are
the same lenses just renamed as
Bower, Opteka,
Phoenix, Rokinon, Sakar,
Vivitar and others.
Jan 22, 2011
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  Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Series 1 Fisheye Manual Focus Lens for Canon EOS Mount. This Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens is suitable for both artistic and technical photography.
Extreme-wide angle lenses are pleasingly distorted in a hemispherical projection, resulting in an image that looks like the eye of a fish.
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 Vivitar
releases 13mm f/2.8 Lens
The manual focusing Vivitar Series 1 13mm Ultra Wide Aspherical Lens covers a
lot of territory with its 78 - 31° angle of view. This Super Spectra coated
hybrid aspherical lens boasts reduced aberrations, flare and ghosting for clear
image captures with accurate color rendition. This lens is compatible with both
film and digital SLR cameras.
It is so compact (3.2", 81mm long) and lightweight (15.3 oz, 434 g) the Series 1
13mm f/2.8 is suitable for a broad range of photo opportunities whether you are
traveling, or on vacation shooting indoors and outdoors.
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 Vivitar Zoom Super Wide Angle 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 Manual Focus Lens for Canon. With an aperture range of f/3.5-22 and a minimum focusing distance of 1.6 feet, this compact and lightweight lens is the perfect
wide angle partner to any SLR camera. Available in all popular
SLR camera mounts.
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 Vivitar 85mm F1.4 Aspherical Lens. The Vivitar 85mm f/1.4 Series 1 Manual Focus Lens is an ultra-bright lens with a maximum
aperture of
f/1.4. Although you can only use this lens in manual focus mode, it is fully compatible with the automated features available with
digital SLR cameras. It is compact and lightweight, and offers the ideal
focal length and bright aperture for use as a
portrait lens.
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 The Vivitar
500mm f/8 Manual Focus Mirror Lens. An
ultra-telephoto
lens which, due to its mirror design, is extremely compact
and lightweight for its focal length. This is achieved by
using an advanced reflex design. The drawback to this is
that only one fixed
aperture is possible, and only in manual
focus and manual exposure modes. This lens is ideally suited
for outdoor photography. It has a fixed aperture of f/8.
This lens features a T-mount, and this kit includes a
T-mount adapter for the Canon EOS system. You can also use
other T-mount adapters, which will make this lens adaptable
to fit almost any current or even discontinued camera
system.
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 Vivitar
800mm F8.0 Mirror Lens.
The Vivitar 800mm f/8 Manual Focus Mirror Lens is an ultra-telephoto lens, which due to its mirror design, is extremely compact and lightweight for its focal length. This is achieved by using an advanced reflex design. The drawback to this is that only one fixed aperture is possible, and only in manual focus and manual exposure modes. This lens is ideally suited for outdoor photography. It has a fixed aperture of f/8.
This lens features a T-mount, and this kit includes a T-mount adapter for the
Canon FD camera system. You can also use other T-mount adapters, which will make
this lens adaptable to fit almost any current or even discontinued camera
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 Vivitar 650-1300mm Telephoto Zoom Lens f/8-16.
The Vivitar 650-1300mm f/8-16 Manual Focus Lens is an extreme zoom lens which offers an economical introduction to extreme telephoto photography, allowing you to go all the way to 1300mm. The lens features a 650-1300mm zoom range, but has only one effective aperture at any focal length, which progresses from f/8 at 650mm to f/16 at 1300mm.
The lens uses multi-coated elements for reduced flare and increased light transmission. It features a T-mount, and simple T-mount adapters screw on the lens and make this lens adaptable to fit almost any current or even discontinued camera model.
This lens features a T-mount, and this kit includes a T-mount adapter for the Nikon SLR (F mount)
camera system. You can also use other T-mount adapters, which will make this
lens adaptable to fit almost any current or even discontinued camera system. |
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