Vivitar Corporation (US) - set 37 of 50 - Nikon AIS mount.

Vivitar Corporation (US) - set 36 of 50 - Nikon AIS mount.

Hanimex-Vivitar Deutschland GMBH (Germany) - set 35 of 50 - Olympus OM mount.

Hanimex-Vivitar Deutschland GMBH (Germany) - set 33 of 50 - Minolta MD mount.

Unknown badge - set 30 of 50 - Minolta MD mount (set split up, no box).

Vivitar Corporation (US) - set 29 of 50 - Nikon AIS mount.

Hanimex-Vivitar Deutschland GMBH (Germany) - set 25 of 50 - Minolta MD mount.

Hanimex-Vivitar Deutschland GMBH (Germany) - set 24 of 50 - Minolta MD mount.

Hanimex-Vivitar France - set 23 of 50 - Minolta MD mount.

Vivitar Corporation (US) - set 15 of 50 - Nikon AIS mount.

Vivitar Corporation (US) - set 7 of 50 - Nikon AIS mount.

Vivitar Canada Ltd./Ltée - set 5 of 50 - Nikon AIS mount.

Hanimex-Vivitar Deutschland GMBH (Germany) - set 1 of 50 - Pentax K mount.It is not known if sets with other mounts existed. Sets containing lenses with Nikon AIS mount, Minolta MD mount, Pentax K mount, and Olympus OM mount have been documented.

In the United States, the sets were marked 'Vivitar Corporation', in Canada they were marked 'Vivitar Canada Ltd./Ltée', in France they were marked 'Hanimex-Vivitar France', in Germany they were marked 'Hanimex-Vivitar Deutschland Gmbh', and in the UK they were marked 'Vivitar United Kingdom Ltd'. We hope that by documenting the sets below, we will eventually gather enough evidence to say for certain how many sets were made.

Some say a total of 50 sets were made, others say a total of 250 sets were made with 50 sets each for the five major countries in which Vivitar operated at the time. Over the years, some sets have passed from their original owners into the used market where they command high prices from collectors. They were never sold to the public but given to Vivitar officials and select dealers. The lenses in each set are numbered (e.g., '3 of 50') on the outer edge of the lens barrel and the serial number on the front bezel is the number of the set (e.g., 'No.03'). The lenses, a 28-105mm f/2.8-3.8 zoom and a 70-210mm f/2.8-4.0 zoom, were manufactured by Cosina, made of gold-plated brass, and delivered in custom-made wood cases lined with black velvet.

To celebrate their 50th anniversary in 1988, Vivitar commissioned a limited edition set of two Series 1 zoom lenses.

Vivitar series 1 lens serial numbers