Super lens designs were produced, some which had never been seen before. Instead Vivitar hired the best lens designers they could find (using then state of the art computers in the USA) to make the best lenses they could under the premium 'Vivitar Series 1' brand name. No, Vivitar did NOT own their own lens factory. Vivitar is a famous Los Angeles photo marketing firm that competed with the big boys as major 35mm SLR lens makers from about the mid 1970's to the late 1980's with their Series 1 lenses. Concerned about Nikon US import status I asked Nikon by phone if I could tell from the SN whether it was official import or not. Chinon 55mm f1.7 M42 Mount to Nikon F-Mount? 3: Lens Selections for Nikon Full Frame: 3: Ultra Wide Lens for Angkor Wat: 2.
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