Vivitar 400mm f/5.6 Auto -Telephoto

(2 customer reviews)

The lens has 4 lens elements in 4 groups, which is a simple design but still delivers good image quality. The lens has a multi-coating, which helps reduce reflections and increase contrast. The lens was manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s, so it’s an old lens but still widely used by photographers. The lens has a fixed aperture of f/5.6, which means that it doesn’t change when zooming in or out. The build quality of the lens is good, it feels solid and well-made. The lens delivers good resolution and sharpness, especially in the center of the image. The bokeh, or the quality of the out-of-focus areas, is decent but not exceptional. The lens is a manual focus lens, so you need to focus it yourself. However, some cameras have focus peaking or other aids to help with manual focus. Overall, the Vivitar 400mm f/5.6 Auto-Telephoto lens is a good option for photographers who want a long lens but don’t want to spend a lot of money. There are other alternatives available, but they may be more expensive.

Optical design

Not the best in low light conditions but the lack of high aperture can be compensated with higher iso Has 6 aperture blades, this number of blades are commonly used. Having rounded blades provides out of focus circle shape closer to a circle.

Physical characteristics

280 mm long, with this size carry only if you use it. Weights 1200 grams so it is a heavy lens, consider using its own lens bag. With a lens filter diameter of 77 mm this lens deserves a good quality filter, this is commonly filter size, provides a range of filter options.

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2 reviews for Vivitar 400mm f/5.6 Auto -Telephoto

  1. allphotolenses.com

    4 allphotolenses.com user rated as 4.05/5

  2. lens-club.ru

    4 lens-club.ru user rated as 4.4/5

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