Up for sale is a nice vintage example of Vivitar's rare 200mm f/3.0 Series 1 Telephoto prime lens.

As indicated by the serial number beginning in "28," this lens was built by the Komine corporation, considered the best of the Vivitar family of manufacturers. It was commissioned as part of Vivitar's pro-level "Series 1" line and features an unusually fast f/3 max aperture for a lens of its age and length, allowing it to produce rather stunning bokeh effects and subject isolation in addition to excellent saturated color and contrast!

This particular example is in vintage condition with moderate exterior wear. Rubber grip is degraded and bubblin gin spots. Glass is in excellent condition, free of scratches, haze, and fungus. Mechanics are all in excellent working condition.

This lens features the Nikon Pre-Ai F mount which can be used natively on early Nikon film SLRs and a limited number of Nikon DSLRs (full manual only) without modification. If you are unsure whether it will work on your camera, please feel free to contact me for guidance.

It also can easily be adapted for manual use on most other popular DSLR, and mirrorless formats with an inexpensive adapter ring (sold separately, see chart below for digital compatibility).


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If you have any questions about whether this lens is adaptable to your camera system, please contact me before purchase.


Digital mount compatibility chart

Mount

Adaptable?

Glassless Infinity?

Notes

Canon EF DSLR

Y

N


Nikon F DSLR

NATIVE*

Y

* mountable on D40, D40X, D60, D3000 series, D5000 series and DF only. Full manual operation only.

Pentax K DSLR

Y

N


Sony A DSLR

Y

N


Sony E Mirrorless

Y

Y


Panasonic/Olympus 4/3 DSLR

Y

Y


Sony E Mirrorless

Y

Y


Canon EOS M Mirrorless

Y

Y


Canon EOS R Mirrorless

Y

Y


Fuji X Mirrorless

Y

Y


Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L

Y

Y


Panasonic/Olympus m4/3

Y

Y


Nikon 1 Mirrorless

Y

Y


Nikon Z Mirrrorless

Y

Y


Pentax Q Mirrorless

Y

Y





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