It's for real OM bodies, as it's autofocus system is internal.
Julian
> from: Tom Scales <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 11:52:12
> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: Re: [OM]Vivitar Series1 AF zoom
>
> Is it for the OM-F or the OM-77/OM-88. I'd suspect the latter.
>
> Tom
>
> > It certainly is big and bulky, and has a rather large control/battery box
> on the underside. From a cursory inspection it doesn't appear to have the
> contact on the mount for OM30 AF. Maybe I'll go and give it a bit more than
> a cursory inspection...
> >
> > Julian
> >
> > > from: Steve Goss <stevegoss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 03:17:45
> > > to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > subject: Re: [OM]Vivitar Series1 AF zoom
> > >
> > > If it's the same model as the one I saw at a camera show once, it's big,
> > > and bulky, and it needs batteries to operate. Optics should be just as
> > > good as the manual focus version, but not a lens you see very often. If
> > > I had one, I probably wouldn't use it lest I destroy it's collectible
> value.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
> > >
> > > julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > > If anyone is interested, Mr. Cad have a Vivitar Series 1 zoom for OM
> with internal Autofocus (like the Zuiko AF).
> > > > I presume (only from the lack of prior mention) that this is fairly
> unusual, so may appeal to a completist? I wasn't aware that the third party
> guys bothered with this phase of the AF "revolution"!
> > > > Does anyone have any info/opinions about this lens?
> > > >
> > > > Julian
> >
> >
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