Vivitar 420/SL

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Vivitar 420/SL image by Brian Kim

The 420/SL was an SLR accepting 42mm screw lenses offered by Vivitar in 1974. Compared to the Vivitar 450/SLD it lacks the spot-metering feature, and was the more affordable choice. The camera was actually manufactured by Cosina.

Stop down metering is activated by pressing the shutter release halfway and adjusting settings until the needle at the viewfinder edge is centered in a small bracket. The viewfinder can be returned to maximum brightness by pressing the aperture re-open button on the front of the camera body. The 420/SL has a battery-check lamp and a locking collar around the shutter release, neither found on the otherwise similar Vivitar 400/SL.

Links

• December, 1974 advertisement for Vivitar M42 models, in Popular Photography magazine, scan by Voxphoto on Flickr