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I picked up a Vivitar zoom 85mm-205mm 1:3.8 lens. There is a switch on the bottom that you can slide to select A (automatic?) or M (manual?). What does this switch do?

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Hello K W McClellan,

Re: Button: Automatic/Manual Select
Vivitar Part number 3512798 reference 119
(On does precisely what it says...
(on compatible cameras)).

Manual exemplar note below
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Central Parts Service
2700 Pennsylvania Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90406

Tele: 1-213-829-3672
or: 1-213-870-0181

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It switches between manual aperture operation and automatic aperture operation. Look up the manual on Google.

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Posted on Sep 21, 2007

SOURCE: Compatibility of vivitar lens with Minolta x370

Additionally: Even if your Vivitar lens does not have a Minolta lens mount, you can get an inexpensive adaptor to be able to mount the lens on your Minolta camera. At least you used to be able to buy these adaptors before the World went digital crazy. I still think the adaptors are available. Check with any large camera store, like B&H in New York. Also manual focus lenses for older SLR's (Single Lens Reflex) film cameras are available at reasonable prices. I have the same Minolta X370 camera (along with few others) and lenses for it. So you can get a lens that has a Minolta mount for your camera, this might be the easist way to go and you can sell your Auto focus lens (since the Auto focus will not work with the Minolta X370 camera). Hope this helps you. Thanks, AJ.

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SOURCE: Canon Vivitar 75-205MM Macro (compatibility?)

If the Vivitar has an FD mount for older Canons, then no, you'll need an adapter ring to convert the lens. They are available on sites like ebay

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