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Vivitar 35ES

13 March, 2018

5 Frames with a Vivitar 35ES – By Howard Dale

By Howard Dale

​​​​​​​​​​Internet reviews of the Vivitar 35ES seem to agree that it’s a well built camera with a great lens, but which is otherwise uninspired. So why did I get get it?
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21 May, 2016

Vivitar 35ES Review – A short test – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

A few months ago I was looking for a small 35mm film rangefinder with a lens featuring a larger than average maximum aperture, ideally with full manual control or at least shutt...
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