Vivitar Tele 600mm F/8
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
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- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
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- Original name:
- · TELE Vivitar 1:8 f=600mm
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 600mm | |
| F/8 | |
| 2 elements in 1 group (Doublet) | |
| Interchangeable mount (T) | |
| 4.1° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Preset |
Aperture control: | Preset ring + Aperture ring |
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| Focusing: | |
| 11m | |
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Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 1814g | |
| ⌀82.6×482.6mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
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Sources of data
- Vivitar Wide Angle, Telephoto, and Zoom Lenses for 35mm SLR Cameras booklet (May 1968).
- Vivitar Preset Wide Angle, Telephoto and Zoom Lenses with Compatible T Mount System booklet (September 1974).
Manufacturer description
KEY FEATURES
- Brings the subject in 12 times closer than a "normal" focal length lens
- Breaks into two sections for easy carrying
- Adjustable tripod socket
- External gunsights, lens hood, carrying case and vernier focusing lever included
From the editor
"Vivitar Preset Wide Angle, Telephoto and Zoom Lenses with Compatible T Mount System" booklet (September 1974) says that the lens consists of 3 elements in 3 groups (not true), and has the closest focusing distance of 33 ft. (=10m).
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.).