Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · No data
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · ROK (Republic of Korea)
- Original name:
- · Vivitar 28mm 1:2.8 MC WIDE ANGLE LENS
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
Abbreviations
| MC | Multi-layer anti-reflection coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models. |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 28mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| <No data> | |
| Pentax K [45.5mm] | |
| 75.4° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Pentax K APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 42.8mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/4.3 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 53.6° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
| 5 (five) | |
| Focusing: | |
| <No data> | |
| 1:6 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| <No data> | |
| <No data> | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| <No data> | |
| <No data> |
Source of data
- Own research.
From the editor
Looks similar to the Vivitar 28/2.8 MC (made by Cosina) but accepts 52mm filters instead of 49mm and offers slightly smaller reproduction ratio.
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.).
- This Vivitar lens has s/n 61xxxxxx, therefore it was produced by Samyang.
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Pentax K mount (71) | |||||||||
| Chinar 28mm F/2.8 [M.C] akaHanimex Automatic 28mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.40m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Chinon Auto 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated akaAgfa Color 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Cosina 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaPhoenix 24mm F/2.8 Macro | A | 7 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Cosina 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaPhoenix 28mm F/2.8 Macro akaVivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | 5 - 5 | 0.22m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Cosina Cosinon-W 28mm F/2 MC akaPetri 28mm F/2 MC | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Cosina Cosinon-W 24mm F/2.8 MC | A | 7 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀49 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Cosina Cosinon-W 28mm F/2.8 MC akaBauer Neovaron 28mm F/2.8 Multicoated akaCarl Zeiss Jena 28mm F/2.8 MC akaMiranda 28mm F/2.8 MC akaVivitar Auto 28mm F/2.8 VMC | A | 6 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Hanimex Automatic 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Irix 30mm F/1.4 SLR | A | 13 - 11 | 0.34m | ⌀86 | 2021 ● | ||||
| Kino Precision Kiron 24mm F/2 MC | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2 MC | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | ? - ? | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 PMC | A | 7 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [PMC] Type 2 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 PMC | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.5 PMC | A | ? - ? | 0.30m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-A 28mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1983 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-A 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | 1983 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-A 28mm F/2 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1983 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-M 28mm F/2 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1980 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-M 28mm F/2.8 [I] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1977 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-M 28mm F/3.5 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1977 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax 24mm F/3.5 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀58 | 1975 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax 28mm F/2 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1976 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax 28mm F/3.5 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1976 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax 30mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1975 ● | ||||
| smc Pentax-M 28mm F/2.8 [II] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1982 ● | ||||
| Quantaray 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | ? - ? | 0.30m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Ricoh XR Rikenon 28mm F/3.5 Aspheric • Pancake lens | A | 5 - 4 | 0.35m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Ricoh XR Rikenon 28mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Ricoh XR Rikenon 24mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.18m | ⌀52 | 1982 ● | ||||
| Ricoh XR Rikenon 28mm F/3.5 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Ricoh Rikenon P 28mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1984 ● | ||||
| Ricoh Rikenon P 28mm F/2.8 Macro | A | 5 - 5 | 0.22m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated II | A | 8 - 7 | 0.18m | ⌀52 | 1988 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 Aspherical II ZEN | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | 1994 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 Aspherical Multi-Coated ZEN | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | 1990 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated II akaQuantaray 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated | A | 6 - 6 | 0.22m | ⌀52 | 1985 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF H.L. Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated | A | 8 - 7 | 0.22m | ⌀52 | 1984 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated | A | 7 - 7 | 0.18m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated akaPentacon Prakticar PM 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | 7 - 6 | 0.22m | ⌀52 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF 28mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-Coated | A | 8 - 7 | 0.35m | ⌀52 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-Coated | A | 10 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Sigma-Z MF 24mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated] | A | 10 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Sigma-Z MF 28mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated] | A | 7 - 6 | 0.40m | ⌀62 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 28mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.23m | ⌀58 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx) | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | 7 - 6 | 0.40m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) | A | 7 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D Dualfocal 28+35mm F/3.5+3.8 MC | A | 9 - 9 | 0.40m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Tokina SL 28mm F/2.8 | A | 5 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Tokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [II] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Tokina 24mm F/2.8 RMC akaTokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [I] | A | 8 - 8 | 0.27m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Tokina 28mm F/2.8 RMC akaVoigtlander Color-Skoparet 28mm F/2.8 MC | A | 5 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Series 1 Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/1.9 VMC (s/n 37xxxxxx) | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 24mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 2 (s/n 22xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1 (s/n 22xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀62 | 1969 ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [MC] Compact [I] (s/n 28xxxxxx) | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Compact [II] (s/n 42xxxxxx) | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1983 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | 1983 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx) | A | 5 - 5 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 24mm F/2.8 MC (s/n 9xxxxxxx) | A | 7 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀58 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 24mm F/2 MC Compact (s/n 28xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC (s/n 9xxxxxxx) | A | 5 - 5 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Classic Distagon T* 25mm F/2.8 ZF / ZF.2 / ZK / ZS | A | 10 - 8 | 0.17m | E58 | 2006 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (25) | |||||||||
| Hanimex 28mm F/2.8 [T] akaHanimex 28mm F/3 | P | 7 - ? | 0.45m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter] | P | 6 - ? | 0.40m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 24mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto] | A | 7 - ? | 0.26m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto] | A | 8 - ? | 0.30m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Komuranon 24mm F/2.5 K·M·C | A | 11 - 8 | 0.26m | ⌀58 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Komuranon 28mm F/2.5 K·M·C | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF [Wide] 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic [Multi-Coated] [YS] | A | 10 - 8 | 0.20m | ⌀62 | 1972 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Widemax 28mm F/2.8 [Multi] [YS] | A | 7 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀62 | 1970 ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 7 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [T] | P | 6 - 6 | 3.5 ft. | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Mir-10A 28mm F/3.5 [T] akaМИР-10А 28mm F/3.5 | P | 8 - 7 | 0.20m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Tamron 24mm F/2.5 MC 01B [Adaptall-2] | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Tamron 24mm F/2.5 01BB [Adaptall-2] | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1987 ● | ||||
| Tamron 28mm F/2.5 MC 02B [Adaptall-2] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀49 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Tamron 24mm F/2.5 CW-24 [Adaptall] | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Tamron 28mm F/2.8 CW-28 [Adaptall] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Tamron Auto 24mm F/3.5 [Adapt-A-Matic] | A | 8 - 6 | 0.25m | ⌀72 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1969 ● | ||||
| Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.22m | ⌀58 | 1972 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [T] | P | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 7 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀58 | 1968 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxx) [T-4] | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX] | A | 8 - 7 | 0.23m | ⌀58 | 1976 ● | ||||