Mortimer Snerd wrote:
>
> --- Skip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > These are their Series 1 lenses, trying to bank on
> > the reputation of the old Series 1 lenses from
> > the '80s.
>
> Actually Series 1 lenses go back to the late
> Seventies, and the ones that were made by Kiron are
> pretty darned good for their day. (the 90-180 macro,
> 90 macro, original 70-210 f3.5, the one-touch
> varifocal 35-85mm f2.8, etc.)
>
> Check out Bob Monaghan's Third Party Cult Classics
> lens page if you own any older MF cameras and are
> looking for lenses:
>
> http://www.smu.edu/%7Ermonagha/third/cult.html
>
> Warning: You can spend days surfing Bob's photography
> pages, not only is he knowledgeable (though
> opinionated) he's a pretty good writer and an ace
> list-maker. If you really like medium format Bronicas,
> his pages are a BLACK HOLE for time.
>
> > I've heard that
> > they are pretty
> > poor, but then, again, their really cheap.
>
> For what it costs, the 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 is a bargain.
> It seems like the longer they get, the louder they
> suck! :-)
>
> MadMat
>
I wasn't sure when they were made, so I hedged my bet. I had the Kiron
labeled zoom on my AT-1 in abut '81 or '82.
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