>Charles Dias <deepblue972000@yahoo.com> writes: > > Anybody have a clue of the origem of the ZOOM name for variable focal distance lenses ??? > > To my recollection, the first commercial lens of this type was made by the Zoomar Corporation. It was called a Zoomar and was for motion picture use. Why they used that name is unknown to me. If someone has better info please feel free to reply. Don -- ======================================================= Don Roberts * Bittersweet Productions * Iowa City, IA * * Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. ----George Bernard Shaw =======================================================