Vivitar 420/SL
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| Vivitar 420/SL image by Brian Kim (Image rights) |
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, perhaps based on the Hi-Lite 402.
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
- Cosina Hi-lite 402 clone PDF manual found at www.OrphanCameras.com
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| With standard Vivitar 50mm f/1.9 lens image by Lewis Francis (Image rights) |
