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Pancolart
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 Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:06 am Post subject: Kiron 2.8/24 fake label by Cosina? |
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Pancolart wrote:
This got me puzzled: Click here to see on Ebay
Obviously COSINA made but... I guess Cosina had special company department for "acquisition" of expired brands. Speculating only  .
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casualcollector wrote:
Kiron, the marketing company, continued selling lenses after Kino Precision, the optical company, left the business. I have also seen a Kiron 28-70 zoom that was obviously not a Kino made lens.
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Lloydy wrote:
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| Kiron, the marketing company, continued selling lenses after Kino Precision, the optical company, left the business. I have also seen a Kiron 28-70 zoom that was obviously not a Kino made lens. |
I have a copy of this lens, it's so bad I've put it in the box of crap that is 'open to offers' when I'm selling at the Camera Fair. I'd sell it for pennies.
It's one of the later 'Kiron' products and obviously not in the same league as the earlier lenses, which were generally very good, and often found as Vivitar and Soligor among other brands. I also think the Kiron name was sold on to someone who just bought the cheapest junk they could find and had it branded Kiron, which is what happened to Vivitar as well.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Yes Cosina was a mixed bag back then. I have an Auto-Revuenon by Cosina 1.2/55 from that same period which is an outstanding optic.
The Kiron mentioned in the OP may also be good.
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
Had one with the "Exakta" name on it. Wouldn't call it as bad as Lloydy does, sure, Minolta or Konica are better. Mine had a Fuji X-mount which i do not use so in the end i sold it as a kit with a camera. I'd never pay that kind of money for it though.....
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