Vivitar
Vivitar Corporation, a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of photographic and optical equipment based in Oxnard, California, was purchased by public company Syntax-Brillian Corporation, maker of high-definition TVs (HDTV), for $26 million in stock in November 2006. Vivitar operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Syntax-Brillian.[1]
In addition to the US headquarters, Vivitar operates offices in Canada, France, Hong Kong, and the UK. The company's products are distributed worldwide.
Current Products
The company's product line has included 35 mm zoom cameras, binoculars, digital cameras, film, flashes, lenses, night vision products, point and shoot cameras, tripods, underwater cameras, and other photographic accessories.
Current product offerings on its website include digital cameras (the "ViviCam" line) and portable digital video recorders (the "DVR" line).
Company History
NOTE: Needs expansion.
Founded in 1938, the company has a rich history and reputation in photographic equipment.
Their line of professional flash equipment, including the auto thyristor 283 and Zoom Thyristor 285, were extremely popular with many photographers.
Vivitar manufactured point and shoot reusable cameras for Kodak in 2005-2006 under a two year licensing agreement.
Vivitar Lenses
Manual focus prime lenses
- Vivitar 17mm f/3.5
- Vivitar 19mm f/3.8
- Vivitar 20mm f/3.8
- Vivitar Auto 21mm f/3.8 TX
- Vivitar 24mm f/2
- Vivitar 24mm f/2.8 (made by Tokina)
- Vivitar Series 1 28mm f/1.9
- Vivitar 28mm f/2
- Vivitar 28mm f/2.5
- Vivitar Auto 28mm f/2.8
- Vivitar 35mm f/1.9
- Vivitar 35mm f/2.8
- Vivitar 50mm f/1.7
- Vivitar 50mm f/1.8
- Vivitar 50mm f/1.9 (Japan)
- Vivitar 55mm f/2.8 Macro (made by Komine)
- Tele-Vivitar 85mm f/1.8 T
- Vivitar Series 1 90mm f/2.5 macro
- Vivitar Series 1 105mm f/2.5 macro
- Vivitar 135mm f/1.5 professional
- Vivitar Series 1 135mm f/2.3
- Vivitar 135mm f/2.5
- Vivitar 135mm f/2.8
- Vivitar Series 1 200mm f/3
- Vivitar 300mm f/5.6 (made by Olympus)
- Vivitar 400mm f/5.6
- Vivitar 500mm f/8
- Vivitar 500mm f/6.3 T-mount (not mirror)
- Vivitar 600mm f/8 T-mount (not mirror)
- Vivitar 800mm f/11 solid cat
Manual focus zoom lenses
- Vivitar 17-28mm f/4-4.5
- Vivitar 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5
- Vivitar Series 1 28-105mm f2.8-3.8
- Vivitar 28-200mm f/3.5-f5.3 Macro
- Vivitar 28-210mm f/3.5-5.6
- Vivitar 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5
- Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f2.8-3.5
- Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm f2.8
- Vivitar 35-200mm f/3-f4.5 Macro
- Vivitar 55-135mm f/3.5 TX
- Vivitar 70-150mm f/3.8
- Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/2.8-4 [Lens review]
- Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 [Lens review]
- Vivitar 70-210mm f/4.5
- Vivitar 70-210 f/4-5.6
- Vivitar 75-205 f/3.8
- Vivitar 85-205 f/3.8
- Vivitar 90-230mm f/4.5 TX
- Vivitar 90-180mm F/4.5 Flat Field zoom
- Vivitar 75-300mm f/4.5-5.8
- Vivitar Series 1 120-600mm f8 [Lens review]
Auto focus lenses
- Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5
- Vivitar Series 1 28-70mm f/2.8
- Vivitar 28-70mm f/3.5-4.8
- Vivitar 28-80mm f3.5-5.6
- Vivitar 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0
- Vivitar Series 1 28-210mm f/4.2-6.5
- Vivitar 28-300mm f/4-6.3
- Vivitar 35-70mm f3.5-4.5
- Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8
- Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8-4
- Vivitar 70-210mm f4.5-5.6
- Vivitar 100mm f3.5 Macro
- Vivitar 100-300mm f5.6-6.7
- Vivitar 100-400mm f4.5-6.7
References
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