Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 Compatible T System
The Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 Compatible T System lens was distributed by Ponder and Best (Vivitar) in the 1960s.
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
Description
The Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 Compatible T System lens was distributed by Ponder and Best (Vivitar) in the 1960s. Ponder and Best designated the family to which this lens belongs as the "Compatible T System". With only one exception, the Compatible T System family consisted of prime lenses, including mostly long telephoto lenses. The 200mm f/3.5 lens is a preset T mount lens marked "Made in Japan" and was manufactured by the company now known as Tokina but known at that time as Tokyo Koki. A 1969 Cambridge Camera Exchange ad lists the Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 lens for $47.50[1]
Variants
Version 1 (mid 1960s) - The earliest version of the lens had a metal focus ring with alternating flats and longitudinal ridges.[2]
Version 2 (late 1960s - early 1970s) - The second version of the lens had a metal focus ring with longitudinal ridges only (pictured on this page).
Specifications
- Badging: Vivitar
- Manufacturer: Tokina
- Manufacture Date: ca 1965?
- Focal Length: 200mm
- Aperture Range: f/3.5 - f/22
- Diaphragm Type: Preset
- Diaphragm Blades: 18
- Filter Diameter: 67mm
- Minimum Focus: 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
- Mounts: T Mount
- Elements: unknown
- Groups: unknown
- Weight: unknown
- Accessories: Screw-on metal lens cap
- Example Serial Numbers: 66622, 67102, 67824, 68566, 70189, 70272
- Original Stock Number(s): unknown
Photos
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
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| Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 image by steevithak (Image rights) |
