Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto

The Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto is a 300mm telephoto lens designed for the CANON FD mount and released in 1975. Manufactured by Vivitar, it offers a maximum aperture of f/5.6, covering a 300mm focal range, weighs 753, accepts 58 filters. Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto 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.

This lens record is part of the open public catalog at lens-database.com — a free, continuously updated database indexing 23,885+ photographic and cinematographic lenses with cross-referenced specifications. Data is aggregated from manufacturer datasheets and authoritative public sources, then normalized so lenses across vendors and eras can be compared on common terms. Released under CC BY 4.0, the specifications shown here may be quoted, cited, or reproduced with attribution to lens-database.com.

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

What is the Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto?

The Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto is a 300mm telephoto lens for the CANON FD mount with a maximum aperture of f/5.6. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto use?

The Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto 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 300mm F/5.6 Auto?

The Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto has a maximum aperture of f/5.6, 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 300mm F/5.6 Auto released?

The Vivitar 300mm F/5.6 Auto was released in 1975, placing it within the 1970s 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 300mm F/5.6 Auto?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/434615-vivitar-300mm-f56-auto. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.