Vivitar Auto 200mm F/3.5 "Chrome Nose"

Medium telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1967
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · No data
  • Original name:
  • · Auto Vivitar 1:3.5 f=200mm
  • · AUTO Vivitar 1:3.5 f=200mm
  • · AUTO Vivitar 200mm 1:3.5
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame medium telephoto prime lens

Model history (3)

■Vivitar Auto 200mm F/3.5 "Chrome Nose"A? - ?2.30m⌀62 1967 ●
■Vivitar Auto 200mm F/3.5 "Bright Band"A4 - 42.30m⌀62 1968 ●
■Vivitar Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 22xxxxxx, 28xxxxxx)A5 - 41.80m⌀62 1969 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
200mm
F/3.5
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Canon FL [42mm]
M42 [45.5mm]
Nikon F [46.5mm]
12.3° (35mm full frame)
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
306mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/5.4 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
8.1°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings only)
8 (eight)
Focusing:
2.30m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
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Accessories:
Screw-type 62mm
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Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

Notes

  • Independent-brand lenses were made for 35mm film SLR cameras by companies that competed with the camera manufacturers. Some came from factories that made lenses under their own brand names (Angenieux, Kiron, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina). Many others were national and international marketing organizations (Kalimar, Panagor, Rokunar, Soligor, Starblitz) that bought lenses from anonymous manufacturers. One firm — Vivitar — actually designed its own lenses and accessories, which were then subcontracted to manufacturing firms. Still others were private labels, sold only by specific photo specialty shops (Cambron, Quantaray, Spiratone).
  • The actual manufacturer of a Vivitar lens can be identified by the first digits of the serial number: 09 - Cosina, 13 - Schneider-Kreuznach, 19 - Sigma, 22 - Kino Precision Industries, 25 - Ozone Optical, 28 - Komine, 32 - Makina Optical, 33 - Asanuma, 37 - Tokina, 42 - Eugen Bauer, 44 - Perkin Elmer, 47 - Chinon, 51 - Tokyo Trading, 56 - Kyoe Shoji, 61 - Samyang, 6x - Olympus, 75 - Hoya, 77 - Kobori, 81 - Polar, 9x - Cosina. This numbering system, however, was used by Vivitar only between 1969 and 1991 (approx.).

Lenses with similar focal length

■M42 mount (46)
Asahi Super-Takumar 200mm F/4 [376, 37600, 43760, 43761]A5 - 52.50m⌀58 1965 ●
Asahi Takumar 200mm F/3.5 [338, 43380]P4 - 42.50m⌀67 1958 ●
Asahi [Tele-]Takumar 200mm F/5.6 [347, 351, 43510]P5 - 52.50m⌀49 1958 ●
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 200mm F/4 [43762]A5 - 52.50m⌀58 1971 ●
Chinon 200mm F/3.5 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 200mm F/3.5 Multi-Coated		A4 - 32.50m⌀62 ●
Cosina Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 180mm F/4 Close Focus SLA9 - 71.20m⌀49 2003 ●
Cosina Cosinon Auto 200mm F/3.5 [MC]A5 - 52.50m⌀62 1970 ●
Enna Munchen Tele-Ennalyt 200mm F/4.5P7 - ?4.50m⌀77 1958 ●
Fuji Photo Film [EBC] Fujinon-T 200mm F/4.5A5 - 52.50m⌀49 1970 ●
Hanimex Tele-Auto 200mm F/3.5A5 - ?3.00m⌀62 ●
Hanimex Automatic 200mm F/3.3 MC
akaPorst Auto Tele 200mm F/3.3 D
akaSoligor Tele-Auto 200mm F/3.3		A5 - 43.00m⌀67 ●
Hanimex Automatic 200mm F/3.3 MC "Compact"
akaChinon 200mm F/3.3 Multi Coated
akaRevuenon Auto 200mm F/3.3 Multi Coated		A6 - 61.80m⌀62 ●
Mamiya/Sekor Auto 200mm F/3.5 [I]A4 - 43.00m⌀67 ●
Mamiya/Sekor SX Auto 200mm F/3.5A4 - 42.30m⌀58 1974 ●
Mamiya/Sekor Auto 200mm F/4.5A4 - 23.00m⌀55 1966 ●
Mamiya/Sekor Auto 200mm F/3.5 [II]A4 - 42.50m⌀62 ●
Mamiya/Sekor Auto 200mm F/3.5 [III] for DTLA4 - 42.30m⌀58 ●
Mamiya-Sekor 200mm F/4.5 for CPP4 - 4⌀58 ●
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Primotar 180mm F/3.5 [V]P4 - 32.20m⌀67 1956 ●
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Telemegor 180mm F/5.5 [V]P4 - 22.00m⌀49 1952 ●
Olympus E.Zuiko Auto-T 200mm F/4 for FTLA5 - 42.50m⌀58 1970 ●
Panagor Auto Tele 200mm F/3.5 Type 1A5 - 52.50m⌀62 ●
Panagor Auto Tele 200mm F/3.5 PMC Type 2A5 - 41.80m⌀62 ●
Pentacon 200mm F/4 auto / electric MCA5 - 52.70m 1979 ●
Kuribayashi C.C. Petri Orikkor 180mm F/3.5P4 - 32.00m⌀62 1959 ●
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 200mm F/3.5A4 - 42.50m⌀67 ●
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 200mm F/3.5 EEA4 - 43.00m⌀62 ●
Sankyo Kohki Komura 200mm F/4.5P4 - 28.00m⌀55 ●
Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 200mm F/5.5P4 - 22.00mS.VII 1957 ●
Sears Auto 200mm F/3.5A4 - 42.50m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 200mm F/3.5A7 - 71.30m⌀58 1981 ●
Sigma[-Z] MF Pantel 200mm F/3.5 [Multi-Coated]A5 - 53.00m⌀55 1975 ●
Soligor C/D 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A5 - 42.50m⌀58 ●
Soligor Auto 200mm F/3.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A4 - 42.50m⌀62 ●
Jupiter-21M 200mm F/4
akaЮПИТЕР-21М 200mm F/4		A4 - 31.80m⌀58 ●
Steinheil Munchen Tele-Quinar 200mm F/4.5P5 - 32.10mS.VII ●
Tamron-F [Auto] 200mm F/3.5A4 - 32.40m⌀62 ●
Tokina 200mm F/3.5 RMC
akaTokina SL 200mm F/3.5		A5 - 42.50m⌀58 ●
Vivitar Series 1 Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3 VMC (s/n 28xxxxxx)A6 - 61.20m⌀72 1973 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 22xxxxxx, 28xxxxxx)A5 - 41.80m⌀62 1969 ●
Vivitar Auto 200mm F/3.5 "Bright Band"A4 - 42.30m⌀62 1968 ●
Yashica Yashinon-DX Auto 200mm F/4A5 - 42.50m⌀55 ●
Yashica Yashinon DS-M Auto 200mm F/4A5 - 42.50m⌀55 ●
Yashica Yashikor Auto 200mm F/3.5A6 - 52.50m ●
Yashica Super Yashinon-R 200mm F/4.5P? - ?3.00m 1961 ●
Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar [HFT] 200mm F/4
akaRollei-HFT Tele-Tessar 200mm F/4
akaVoigtlander Color-Dynarex 200mm F/4		A6 - 52.50mE67 1970 ●
■Canon FL mount (4)
Canon FL 200mm F/3.5A7 - 52.50m⌀58 1964 ●
Canon FL 200mm F/4.5A5 - 42.50m⌀48 1966 ●
Panagor Auto Tele 200mm F/3.5 Type 1A5 - 52.50m⌀62 ●
Vivitar Auto 200mm F/3.5 "Bright Band"A4 - 42.30m⌀62 1968 ●
■Nikon F mount (22)
Cosina Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 180mm F/4 Close Focus SLA9 - 71.20m⌀49 2003 ●
Hanimex Tele-Auto 200mm F/3.5A5 - ?3.00m⌀62 ●
Hanimex Automatic 200mm F/3.3 MC
akaPorst Auto Tele 200mm F/3.3 D
akaSoligor Tele-Auto 200mm F/3.3		A5 - 43.00m⌀67 ●
Hanimex Automatic 200mm F/3.3 MC "Compact"
akaChinon 200mm F/3.3 Multi Coated
akaRevuenon Auto 200mm F/3.3 Multi Coated		A6 - 61.80m⌀62 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 200mm F/4A5 - 52.00m⌀52 1981 ●
Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-Q Auto 200mm F/4A4 - 43.00m⌀52 1961 ●
Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-Q Auto 200mm F/4A4 - 43.00m⌀52 1967 ●
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-Q[·C] Auto 200mm F/4A4 - 42.00m⌀52 1969 ●
Nikon Nikkor 200mm F/4A5 - 52.00m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 200mm F/4A5 - 52.00m⌀52 1977 ●
Panagor Auto Tele 200mm F/3.5 Type 1A5 - 52.50m⌀62 ●
Panagor Auto Tele 200mm F/3.5 PMC Type 2A5 - 41.80m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 200mm F/3.5A7 - 71.30m⌀58 1981 ●
Sigma[-Z] MF Pantel 200mm F/3.5 [Multi-Coated]A5 - 53.00m⌀55 1975 ●
Soligor C/D 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A5 - 42.50m⌀58 ●
Soligor Auto 200mm F/3.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A4 - 42.50m⌀62 ●
Telear-N 200mm F/3.5
akaТЕЛЕАР-Н 200mm F/3.5		A5 - 51.60m⌀62 1981 ●
Tamron-F [Auto] 200mm F/3.5A4 - 32.40m⌀62 ●
Tokina 200mm F/3.5 RMC
akaTokina SL 200mm F/3.5		A5 - 42.50m⌀58 ●
Vivitar Series 1 Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3 VMC (s/n 28xxxxxx)A6 - 61.20m⌀72 1973 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 22xxxxxx, 28xxxxxx)A5 - 41.80m⌀62 1969 ●
Vivitar Auto 200mm F/3.5 "Bright Band"A4 - 42.30m⌀62 1968 ●
■Interchangeable mount (26)
Hanimex Tele-Lens 200mm F/4.5 [T]P4 - ?3.00m⌀55 ●
Kenko MIL TOL 200mm F/4 [T]--4 - 22.00m⌀55 2015 ●
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Orestegor 200mm F/4P5 - 52.50m⌀58 1963 ●
Pentacon 200mm F/4 "Zebra"P5 - 52.50m⌀58 1971 ●
Pentacon 200mm F/4P5 - 52.50m⌀58 ●
Petri C.C 200mm F/3.5 [T]P5 - 42.50m⌀62 1964 ●
Sankyo Kohki Super-Komura 200mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A5 - ?3.00m⌀62 ●
Komuranon 200mm F/3.5 K·M·CA? - ?3.00m 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF [Minitel] 200mm F/4 [Multi-Coated] [YS]A5 - 53.00m⌀52 1971 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 200mm F/3.5 Multi-Coated [YS]A6 - 32.00m⌀58 1976 ●
Soligor Tele-Auto 200mm F/3.5 Type 1 (s/n 1xxxxxx) [T-4]A4 - 43.00m⌀67 ●
Soligor Tele-Auto 200mm F/3.5 Type 2 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - 43.00m⌀62 ●
Jupiter-21A 200mm F/4 [T]
akaЮПИТЕР-21А 200mm F/4		P4 - 31.70m⌀58 1968 ●
Telemar-22A 200mm F/5.6 [T]
akaТЕЛЕМАР-22А 200mm F/5.6		P4 - 32.50m⌀49 ●
Tamron 200mm F/3.5 MC Close Focus 04B [Adaptall-2]A5 - 51.70m⌀58 1979 ●
Tamron 200mm F/3.5 CT-200 [Adaptall]A4 - 32.50m⌀62 1976 ●
Tamron Auto 200mm F/3.5 Multi C. [Adapt-A-Matic]A4 - 42.00m⌀62 1971 ●
Tamron Auto 200mm F/4.5 [Adapt-A-Matic]A4 - 32.50m⌀52 1972 ●
Tamron 180mm F/3.5 [T]
akaSoligor 180mm F/3.5		P4 - 42.50m⌀62 1963 ●
Tamron 200mm F/3.5 [T]P4 - 43.00m⌀67 1963 ●
Tamron 200mm F/5.9 [T]M3 - 22.50m⌀49 1963 ●
Tamron 200mm F/6.3 [T]
akaSoligor 200mm F/6.3		M3 - 22.50m⌀49 1963 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 180mm F/3.5 [T]P5 - 53.50m⌀58 ●
Vivitar Tele 200mm F/3.5 [T]P5 - 43.50m⌀67 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A4 - 43.00m⌀67 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 200mm F/3.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A5 - 42.50m⌀62 1976 ●

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