Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH

The Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH is a 450mm telephoto lens designed for the T MOUNT mount and released in 1982. Manufactured by Vivitar, it offers a maximum aperture of f/4.5, covering a 450mm focal range, weighs 1640, accepts 35.5 filters. Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH?

The Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH is a 450mm telephoto lens for the T MOUNT mount with a maximum aperture of f/4.5. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH use?

The Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH uses the T MOUNT mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/t-mount.

What is the maximum aperture of the Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH?

The Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH has a maximum aperture of f/4.5, 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.

When was the Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH released?

The Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH was released in 1982, placing it within the 1980s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 VMC ASPH?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/413709-vivitar-series-1-450mm-f45-vmc-asph. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.