No they don't. Sorry about that. I can tell you that the 85-205 is only single coated.
I don't know much else about it. I did handle one once I wasn't impressed, (I'll go back
to sleep now).
At 10:29 AM 1/18/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Whoa!
I had typed 85mm-205mm, f/3.8. Not 75mm-205mm.
Do the previous comments still stand, about it sharing the same
optical formula as the Series I 70-210mm?
Please revisit this...
keith
Peter Alling wrote:
>
> I don't think that this lens dates to 1968. Monaghan's list of third party
> lenses shows two 75-205 zooms from Vivitar one released in 77 and one in 86.
> I think there may be a mistake on the date for the two touch since it was
> concurrent with the original series 1 70-210, (and reported as such in
> Modern Photography at the time). The other possibility is that Vivitar
> released at least one and possibly two other lenses in the 75-205 range
> that are not listed on Monaghan's page. (In that case I have no idea which
> lens you actually have and you can disregard everything I written in the last
> two posts).
> At 06:10 AM 1/18/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> >Oh, never mind...this lens was made way back in 1968. I wouldn't
> >expect anyone has much of anything on Vivitar from back then. Vivitar
> >was more or less just starting out, and this is an early lens...I know
> >nothing of their optical quality but it's very well made. Just big and
> >kludgy...and a full 200mm + in length! <g>
> >
> >keith
> >
> >Keith Whaley wrote:
> > >
> > > All this recent talk of Vivitars has elicited a couple of questions...
> > >
> > > Not long ago, I won a bid on eBay for a very nice but older Pentax
> > > body and accessories.
> > > Among the pile was this NEW M-42 Vivitar zoom, 85 to 205mm, f/3.8 to 22.0.
> >
> > [...]
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