Olympus has two versions of 35-105, I had both and now only keeping the
early version. The drawing here is showing the old version:
http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/olympusom1n2/shared/zuiko/htmls/35105mm.htm
For all third party lenses I have seen, I only found Tokina has a similar
one. This one looks like the Olympus newer version:
http://goods.ruten.com.tw/item/show?11090413463272
C.H.Ling
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From: "Moose"
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>> Maybe it isn't made by Tokina, maybe Cosina or Kiron, or Sigma or Tamron?
>
> Could be any of them, of course. I looked at the Tokina because there
> were persistent rumors/discussions/assertions on the list in the old
> days about it. It does seem on the face of it to make sense to source a
> lens from someone who has already done much of the engineering and
> production design. Also, because I came across a reasonably priced one
> to check out.
>
> Kiron didn't make variable aperture zooms under their own name. Their
> 28-105 is varifocal. They did make a 35-135/3.5. Kirons just feel very
> different than Zuikos, too. If you handle Kiron zooms and the Vivitar
> Series I they made, the similarities are obvious.
>
> I don't believe Tamron did that kind of outsource work at the time.
> Their 35-105/2.8 is a very different design than the Zuiko and similar
> Tokina.
>
> Sigma never made anything remotely close to that focal length range
> under their own name.
>
> Cosina is the likeliest of the bunch, I suppose, as Oly later
> collaborated with them on the OM2000 and two zooms.
>
> Moose
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