Vivitar Auto 35mm F/2.8 "Chrome Nose"

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

Vivitar Auto 35mm F/2.8 ~Chrome Nose~
  • Announced:
  • · 1967
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · No data
  • Original name:
  • · AUTO Vivitar 1:2.8 f=35mm
  • · AUTO Vivitar 35mm 1:2.8
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens

Model history (4)

■Vivitar Auto 35mm F/2.8 "Chrome Nose"A6 - 50.30m⌀52 1967 ●
■Vivitar Auto Wide Angle 35mm F/2.8 "Bright Band" (s/n 22xxxxxx)A6 - 50.30m⌀52 1968 ●
■Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [I] (s/n 22xxxxxx)A6 - 50.45m⌀52 1969 ●
■Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [II] (s/n 37xxxxxx)A6 - 50.40m⌀52 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
35mm
F/2.8
6 elements in 5 groups
Canon FL [42mm]
M42 [45.5mm]
Nikon F [46.5mm]
63.4° (35mm full frame)
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
53.6mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.3 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
44°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings only)
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Focusing:
0.30m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
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Accessories:
Screw-type 52mm
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Source of data

  • Vivitar Wide Angle, Telephoto, and Zoom Lenses for 35mm SLR Cameras booklet (May 1968).

Manufacturer description

From the Vivitar ad (1967):

The 35mm Vivitar is a fully automatic f2.8 lens with a 63° angle of view. Stops down to f22 with half-stop clicks. Its six elements are arranged in five groups. Remarkably priced under $80. The silky action and precision finish is typical of the new Vivitar automatics. Immediately available to fit Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Mamiya/Sekor cameras. There is a complete line of Vivitar automatic and preset lenses, and Vivitar accessories, designed to the highest optical standards, yet priced for the advanced amateur.

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.).

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■M42 mount (71)
Asahi Super-Takumar 35mm F/3.5 [357, 43571]A5 - 40.45m⌀49 1962 ●
Asahi Auto-Takumar 35mm F/2.3 [335, 43350]S6 - 50.45mA65 1959 ●
Asahi Super-Takumar 35mm F/2 [43931]A8 - 70.40m⌀49 1967 ●
Asahi Auto-Takumar 35mm F/3.5 [336, 43360]S5 - 40.45m⌀46 1959 ●
Asahi Super-Takumar 35mm F/2 [368, 43680]A8 - 70.45m⌀67 1963 ●
Asahi Takumar 35mm F/4 [329]M5 - 40.45m⌀46 1957 ●
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 35mm F/2 [43932]A8 - 70.40m⌀49 1971 ●
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 35mm F/3.5 [43572]A5 - 40.45m⌀49 1971 ●
Chinon 35mm F/2.8 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 35mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated		A6 - 60.30m⌀52 ●
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akaBauer Neovaron 40mm F/2.5 Multicoated
akaPorst Color Reflex Auto 40mm F/2.5 MC
akaVivitar Auto 40mm F/2.5 VMC		A5 - 40.60m⌀49 1978 ●
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Enna Munchen Lithagon 35mm F/3.5 Type 2M4 - 40.50m⌀52 ●
Enna Munchen Lithagon 35mm F/2.8 Type 1P6 - 50.40m⌀52 1955 ●
Enna Munchen Super-Lithagon 35mm F/1.9P9 - 80.30m⌀52 1958 ●
Enna Munchen Lithagon 35mm F/4.5 CP4 - 40.80m⌀52 1953 ●
Enna Munchen Lithagon 35mm F/3.5 C Type 1P4 - 40.40m⌀52 ●
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Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Primagon 35mm F/4.5 [V]P4 - 40.40m⌀49 1955 ●
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Tokina 35mm F/2.8 RMC
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Yashica Yashinon-DX Auto 35mm F/2.8A6 - 50.40m⌀52 ●
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Yashica Yashinon-DS Auto 35mm F/2.8A6 - 50.30m⌀52 ●
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■Nikon F mount (41)
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Nikon AI Nikkor 35mm F/2.8A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1977 ●
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■Interchangeable mount (18)
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Tamron 35mm F/2.8 [T]
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Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.45m⌀49 1968 ●
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