Vivitar and a number of other importers had a couple of them. Pentax
also had an Autofocus prototype that would work on any
K mount IIRC. Honeywell developed the system used by Pentax, and
possibly the Vivitars. I'd have to look it up to be sure.
Pat White wrote:
Miranda was a Japanese camera brand that was popular in the 60s and
early 70s, but is now out of production. As explained in the ad, this
is a Cosina lens with the Miranda name on it, but appears to have no
connection with the old Miranda brand, in a way similar to the
Voightlander-branded Cosina cameras that have no connection to the old
Voightlander brand.
As for the AF feature, it sounds useful and very unusual. I've never
heard of any lens with a complete built-in autofocus system that works
with almost any manual camera it can be mounted on. Has anyone heard
of another lens with a similar set-up?
Pat White
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
- Re: Strange lens: Miranda AF(!) for MF cameras P. J. Alling
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