Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro

The Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro is a 70-300mm macro lens designed for the CANON FD mount. Manufactured by Vivitar, it offers a maximum aperture of f/4.2, covering a 70-300mm focal range, weighs 495, accepts 55 filters. Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro is one of 8 variants in its family on lens-database.com, with sibling versions across mounts including NIKON F, CONTAX/YASHICA, OLYMPUS OM, PENTAX K, making cross-mount comparison straightforward for buyers and researchers alike.

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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro?

The Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro is a 70-300mm macro lens for the CANON FD mount with a maximum aperture of f/4.2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro use?

The Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro uses the CANON FD mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/canon-fd.

What is the maximum aperture of the Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro?

The Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro has a maximum aperture of f/4.2, a slower-aperture design typical of zoom or specialty optics. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

Where can I find specifications for the Vivitar 70-300mm F/4.2-5.8 MC Macro?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/102032-vivitar-70-300mm-f42-58-mc-macro. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.