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The wonderful Nikon L35 AF. The lens on this camera is outstanding, and has a strong fan base. One of the bigger, bulkier “compact” cameras. There you see the little compensation lever (to the right of the lens). The other one on the top left (next to the red LED) is for the self timer. Bottom: tripod mount / 1-2 rewind, selecta / battery compartment. Tripod-mount is plastic, but there’s a two-way rewind mechanism (slide switch 1, then push button 2). Flash “button” / status light, film & film advance window So there is no “flash mode” button, basically – here you see the camera with it’s flash popped up and charged, as the camera decided it’s too dark – but if you do not “agree”, you do actually go to “flash off” mode by pushing the flash itself down.

One of Polaroid s second generation of folding, 100-series packfilm cameras, the EE100 Special is a variant of the EE100, similar to other models The Reporter and the Pro-Pack. The EE100 Special can use both 100-series and 80-series packfilms, and the fixed non-focusing viewfinder has guides to show the film sizes for each. The only feature it has which the standard EE100 does not is a setting to use ISO3000 film at full aperture. Focusing is carried out by turning the distance-marked front lens element unlike the original Polaroid 100-400 series folding packfilm cameras, this series features no rangefinder mechanism. As an improvement over the original folding series however, there is no need to cock the shutter after each exposure, and the folding mechanism is greatly simplified. The EE100 also takes generic blue dot flashcubes, with a wind-up hot shoe and diffuser set to one side of the lens.

In 1966 Yashica introduced the Electro 35, the first of a very successful line of 35mm rangefinder cameras with fixed Yashinon lenses. The rangefinder is coupled to the focusing ring and the viewfinder is parallax corrected. The Electros use aperture priority exposure with a stepless automatic shutter with speeds from 30 seconds to 1 500s. Metering is done by half depressing the shutter button. When the shutter speed for the aperture selected is lower than 1 30s, the viewfinder shows an orange arrow pointing left and an orange light is displayed on the top of the camera. Similarly, when the shutter speed would have to be faster than 1 500s the viewfinder shows a right pointing arrow and there is a red control light on the top. Either situation can often be solved by changing the aperture, but anyway the shutter will still fire. With the underexposed indication on, the photographer may consider using a tripod.

The Canon Canonet was released in 1961 and is remembered as Canon s first entry into the intermediate-class camera market, and also the first of the highly successful Canonet series of 35mm automatic-exposure rangefinder cameras. The top plate only houses the shutter-release, with a locking ring for time-exposures, the frame counter and an accessory shoe. The clean lines of the top are achieved by putting the advance lever underneath, together with the rewind crank, rewind release and back catch. The advance lever had an end which hinged downwards, making it easy to operate using the left middle- or third-finger. These controls on the bottom necessitate corresponding holes in the every-ready case. Rangefinder focusing is controlled by a lever attached to the focus ring, also at the bottom of the camera. The selenium meter cell is arranged around the Canon SE 45mm f1.9 lens - thus automatically compensating for filters the aperture ring is scaled from f16 down to f1.9, followed by an auto setting (with a latch), for shutter priority automation. The Copal SV shutter has speeds from 1 500 down to 1sec, plus B. Film speed is set between 10-400 ASA by a lever in the shutter speed ring. The viewfinder features a bright-line, and a scale showing the aperture. Early models had no aperture scale but used two arrows to indicate over or under exposure. These early models also had a limited 10-200ASA range (as did the first model with the aperture scale).

The Baldessa is a range of comparatively cheaply-made 35mm viewfinder and rangefinder cameras produced by Balda in Germany from c.1957 to the late 1960s. They have an unusual folding film advance key in the base - requiring a 180° turn, along with a spring-out rewind crank. On the simpler models, this along with the front-mounted shutter release and the frame counter to the left of the viewfinder ocular leaves the top plate empty except for the accessory shoe. Early models have a removable back; later examples are hinged. The Baldessa 1B has an added uncoupled selenium light meter and coupled rangefinder. Design was by Karl-Heinz Lange.

The OM10 was the first consumer of OM series body which was launched by Olympus in 1979. it accepted the full line of OM lenses and most of the OM accessories for a lower price. The lower price was reflected in the construction of this camera and the features available, however, it was still a very competent performer and it reflected the elegant lines established by the compact OM-1 and 2 designs. Early production runs of the OM10 have known malfunction issues with electronics, metering, and shutter magnets. Olympus later changed the shutter to a Type II design to correct the latter problem. In its standard configuration the OM10 offered aperture priority automatic exposure, simple and accurate enough for a consumer camera in most lighting situations. It also offered exposure compensation for more complicated lighting situations and for more advanced users. Selection dial upon the top allowed for selection of Aperture Priority, B and Manual adapter, The small plug-in manual adaptor was available as an accessory to enable manual control of shutter speed, if no Manual Adapter was plugged in and the camera switch set to Manual Adapter then the camera shutter speed was set to fixed 1 60 for flash work. While not well known to consumers, the focusing screen for the OM10 is indeed interchangeable, though not as easily as the OM-1. It shares the same focusing screen as the OM-1, but the extra protruding tab needs to be cut off as the OM10 doesn t have a placeholder for it. The OM10 was sold in large quantities before production ceased in 1987 and many working examples are still being used today. Largely overlooked in favor of its more professional single digit siblings, you can easily pick up a working example for little money

Yashica-635 is a double format film TLR camera made by Yashica and introduced in c.1958. It is enhanced Yashica-D with the added ability to use 35mm film as an alternative to 120. To use 35mm requires an adaptor kit. This feature is very useful, effectively making two great cameras in one. When shooting 120 film, the standard 80mm lends itself well for landscape or architecture but lacks focal length needed for portraits. However, when loaded with 35mm the 80mm lens is ideal for portraits. Conversion kit includes mask assembly, pressure plate, take-up spool adapter and cartridge and adapters. The lens is Yashikor 80mm f 3.5 in Copal-MXV shutter with speeds 1-1 500. Rewind knob for 35mm is on upper left side of the camera. Among collectors, the 635 is more desirable than the Yashica-D and can be found for around USD 200.

The Rolleicord was a popular medium-format twin lens reflex camera made by Franke Heidecke (Rollei) between 1933 and 1976. It was a simpler, less expensive version of the high-end Rolleiflex TLR, aimed at amateur photographers who wanted a high-quality camera but could not afford the expensive Rolleiflex. Several models of Rolleicord were made the later models generally had more advanced features and tend to be valued higher in today s market. The first Rolleicord, introduced in November 1933, was the Rolleicord I. This camera was a simplified version of the Standard Rolleiflex, with a cheaper 75mm Zeiss Triotar lens and a simplified film advance mechanism using a knob instead of the crank found on the Rolleiflex. The Rolleicord I was available either with a plain leatherette covering or elaborately patterned metal faceplates. The latter variant is referred to as the Art Deco Rolleicord. The models that has the letters DRP on the left and to the right DRGM on the front of the camera means that they were made before World War II, because DRP means Deutsches Reichs Patent (German Reich Patent) and DRGM means Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster (basically a copyright for the name). In post WW2 models you will find DBP and DBGM. They switched from Reichs to Bundes (German Federal Patent). Later models incorporated improved designs for the taking lens, a 4-element Schneider Kreuznach Xenar, which also appeared on the Rolleiflex cameras. However, while the Rolleiflex was available with an f 2.8 lens, the Rolleicord was never offered with a larger aperture than f 3.5, thus ensuring its pedigree as an amateur camera. An accessory, known as a Rolleikin kit, was available for the Rolleicord to enable it to accept 35mm film.

The Nettar series by Zeiss Ikon was a successful range of self-erecting folding cameras for 120 roll film (often described as B2 6x9 film). Several types were offered for 6×9cm, 6×6cm and 6×4.5cm format, with different lenses in a variety of shutters. Zeiss Ikon also produced a Nettar equipped with an exposure meter, the Nettax (513 16). Nettar 515 Specifications Year of release 1937 Film Format 120 roll film (6×4.5cm exposures) Lens shutter combinations Nettar 1 6.3 7.5cm in a Derval or Telma leaf shutter Nettar 1 4.5 7.5cm in a Telma or Klio leaf shutter Viewfinder two frames Dimensions (folded) 114 x 79 x 43 mm Weight 430 Grams Zeiss Ikon always advertised the Nettar series as being for the amateur photographer. Nevertheless these cameras share many parts with the much more expensive Ikonta series (e.g. body and struts). The Nettar series may lack the higher specified lens shutter combinations and things like film type and speed memo discs but the observed built quality is en par with that of the Ikontas.

Intended for Yashica 635 cameras with Bay 1 filter mounts, Yashica offered both a wide angle and telephoto set comprising an auxiliary viewing lens and taking lens. The earliest type, already branded Yashinon , didn t have the later silver band and the taking lens body tapered in a a cone shape for both wide angle and telephoto types. These are fairly rare. They have brown elliptical leather cases with the auxiliary taking lens and viewing lens sitting next to each other. Both viewing and taking lenses have serial numbers, later types don t.

Among the four standard Olympus flash units, the T20, T32, bracket T45 and the new F280, the T20 is the most compact and lightweight among the pack. Despite its smaller size, it possesses all the good basic features of any Olympus dedicated flash. It will works as its bigger brother, the T32 - perhaps may be minus some features and less powerful as compared. With OM bodies such as OM2 , OM2SP, OM4, OM3Ti, OM4Ti and OM-40, the T20 will provide three modes of flash control in either TTL auto flash, Normal AUTO and manual flash control, whereas the OM1, OM3 and OM-10 the T20 only provide Auto flash and Manual flash mode. In terms of flexibility, T20 can be attached to the camera with the TTL Auto Connector T20, or to the TTL Auto Cord socket, for bounce flash or indirect off-camera flash (can used with the OM Power Bounce Grip 2). With all those OM TTL auto flash capable bodies mentioned earlier, with the exception of few earlier ones, it will switch to the sync speed automatically and intelligently sensing if the shutter speed set in the AUTO mode is higher than the permissible sync speed, the T20 will not triggered. Further, it also provides a viewfinder flash ready light and correct flash exposure indicator which began with earlier OM1n OM2n (With Shoe 4) or later models.

The Canon Speedlight 133A ia an automatic electronic, direct contact flash designed especially for the Canon A-1, AE-1, AV-1 and AT-1 single-lens reflex cameras. It mounts directly in the camera s accessory shoe where it couples directly to the camera without the need for a synchronization cord. It is intended primarily for the use with ASA 80, 100 and 400 film and with lenses having a speed of f 4 or faster. Lacking the usual, complicated calculator dial, the Speedlite 133A makes flash photography about as easy as it can be. The A-1 or AE-1 with FD lens on A and with ASA 80, 100 or 400 film, is switched to the flash mode automatically when the pilot lamp glows - no special setting necessary. With the AV-1 or AT-1, setting the lens aperture ring to f 4 ia all that is required. On all these cameras, the shutter speed is set automatically to the flash synchronization speed of 1 60 sec. when the pilot lamp glows. Compact and lightweight, the 133A is great for super-simple automatic flash shooting with other cameras as well.

Category: Sound Video Recorder and or Player Semiconductors (the count is only for transistors) Semiconductors present. Wave bands: without Details: Video Tape recorder -Player Power type and voltage: Powered by external power supply or a main unit. 12 Volt Loudspeaker: For headphones or amp. Material: Modern plastics (no Bakelite or Catalin) Dimensions (WHD): 320 x 210 x 75 mm 12.6 x 8.3 x 3 inch Notes: For use with Panasonic Portable Video Cassette Recorder NV-3000 -E -B using VTR Adaptor WV-AD10E. Panasonic Corporation was founded in 1918 in Osaka, Japan as Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works. Numerous other Matsushita companies were founded, spun off, re-acquired and merged in the course of the years. In 2013, most of them are consolidated under Panasonic. Panasonic is considered the biggest company in Japan for electric household supply. They have numerous production facilities and subsidiaries around the world.

The Olympus AZ-4 zoom is a 35mm compact camera SLR camera (i.e. it has automatic features and the viewfinder sees through the lens, you cannot change the lens). It appeared in the 1989 Batman film. It is almost identical to the Ricoh Mirai, except it does not have a remote control socket and uses different batteries. It has a built in zoom lens which zooms from 35 to 135mm in approximately 52 steps. The zoom lens moves slowly compared to modern 35mm cameras, and the autofocus is slower and less reliable. However, the images it can achieve are of a very high standard particularly in terms of sharpness. It has the following features usually only found on SLR cameras Real image viewfinder Manual focussing mode Exposure adjustment Shutter speed adjustment Hotshoe for external flash It has the following features usually only found on compact cameras Autofocus Built in pop up flash Self timer (Timer to take photo 10 seconds after shutter is pressed) Fill-in flash It also has the following features LCD Beeps when autofocus locks Tripod socket Some models use 2 123 size lithium batteries. The version marketed by Ricoh can accept a large lithium battery or four AAA size batteries. There is also a Quartz date model, and the back on a regular model can be removed and replaced with a data back.

Specifications Lens 38-105mm, f 4.5-8.9, Autofocus, Auto-exposure, Auto-flash. The Olympus LT Zoom 105 of 1997 is a fully-automatic designer compact aimed at travellers requiring a good-looking point and shoot with a zoom lens. It was the second in the Olympus LT (leather tech) series. The advertising copy in the catalogue read as follows. I am a camera. My name is LT Zoom 105. When people pick me up, they tend to say the word nostalgic. The body of the camera is weatherproof. This means that water can be splashed onto the body but it cannot be submerged in water. It uses a 38-105mm, f 4.5-8.9 zoom lens with the ability to focus from 0.6m (2 feet) to infinity. The lens can be protected with a lens cap built-in to the body so no case is required. There is a built-in flash with various modes including Auto, Auto-S (red eye), off and fill with night mode that can be changed with a button located by the LCD on the top of the camera. The shutter release supports firing remotely with the optional IR based RC 200 remote control. Using the remote control has a shutter delay of approx 3 seconds and a maximum distance of 5m. The ISO is set automatically with DX decoding. Non-coded film is set at ISO 100. Infrared film cannot be used. The film transport is motor driven and automatically advanced to the first frame. Rewind is automatic at the end of the roll. Mid-roll rewind is possible with a button on the base of the camera. Rewinding is finished when E is flashing on the LCD. The camera is powered by a CR123A battery. A later model added a QD function and a panorama setting. Dates modes include off, Year-Month-Day, Month-Day-Year, Day-Month-Year and Day-Hour-Minute. The year is supported up to 2030.

Yashica was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, originally active from 1949 until 2005 when its then-owner, Kyocera, ceased production. In 2008, the Yashica name reappeared on cameras produced by the Hong Kong-based MF Jebsen Group. In 2015, trademark rights were transferred to Yashica International Company Limited and appointed 100 Enterprises International Group Co. Limited as Yashica Global Sole Agent.

In February 2005 Nikon announced several new additions to its compact Coolpix range, including an entry-level 7 megapixel model (the Coolpix 7600) and two slightly more feature-rich cameras which are indentical except for their sensor pixel count the 5MP Coolpix 5900 (which replaced the 5200) and the camera on test here, the 7MP Coolpix 7900. All three feature several unique features, including In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, face-priority AF, D-Lighting and Blur Warning, which analyses each shot as it is taken and warns if the image isn t sharp. The Coolpix 7900 joins an increasingly crowded field of small, point and shoot 7 megapixel cameras from most of the major players, and goes head-to-head with popular models such as Canon s SD500 and Sony s P150 P200. So does the latest Coolpix have what it takes to stand out in an increasingly competitive market A quick glance at the headline specification certainly looks promising 7MP resolution 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens with ED elements (38-114mm equiv.) In-Camera Red-Eye Fix D-Lighting (in-camera shadow lightening) Post-shot Blur Warning 16 scene modes 14MB internal memory 640x480 pixel, 30fps movie mode Best Shot Selector - takes a series of shots and chooses the sharpest for you White Balance and exposure bracketing Available in silver or black (not all countries)

The Ensign Midget was a tiny roll film strut folder made by Houghton-Butcher in the UK. It was introduced in 1934, to a design by Swedish engineer Magnus Niéll - designer of the Ensignette. Production was halted by war work in 1941. Film size was Ensign E10. The original models - with a roughly diamond-shaped nameplate surrounding the lens - had a 3-speed shutter and either a fixed-focus ( All Distance ) lens with two apertures (A D model), or a focusing Ensar-Anastigmat lens with 5 stops (A N model). In 1935, the cheaper model 22 was introduced, with a single-speed (+T) shutter, simpler viewfinder and other simplifications. The earlier models were renamed 33 and 55 at this time. There was a special edition of silver-painted Midgets for the 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary.

The Sony DSC-P5 is an ultra-compact, high-resolution, point-and-shoot camera with a lot of fun features but enough flexibility to satisfy even serious amateur photographers looking for a second take anywhere camera. It s so small and lightweight, there s really no excuse not to bring it along (just in case you come across one of those unexpected photo ops, when you used to wish you had a camera). It more than passes the shirt pocket test, and would even fit in a rather small handbag. If that s not enough, our test model arrived with a design sample of a new-model Marine Pack, an optional underwater housing that lets you take the P5 diving as deep as 100 feet (30 meters). (Perhaps we should say take anywhere. ) Compact isn t everything though The P5 features a high-quality 3.2-megapixel CCD and an all-glass, 3x zoom lens that delivers nice sharp, clear pictures. Use it at wide-angle for outdoor scenics, architecture, or small group pictures switch to telephoto for close-up portraits, sports photography, or to zoom in on your prized blooms and don t overlook the Macro (close-up) mode, which focuses in on objects as close as 4 inches. Sony has also provided a 2x Precision Digital Zoom that increases the lens magnification to 6x -- enough to get a close-up view of timid wildlife -- and with less image degradation than we typically see in digital zooms. In our testing, the P5 s lens didn t have quite the crispness of some of Sony s larger models, but was sharper than we re accustomed to seeing in ultra-compact digicams. Exposure control on the P5 is mainly automatic, with a Twilight setting for low-light shooting and a built-in flash for night and indoor photography. Although you can t choose the camera s aperture or shutter speed settings directly, you do have access to a few exposure options, including color balance, image sharpness, metering options, and light dark adjustments. There s also a wide range of recording options. You can set the camera to create two files from one exposure -- one normal and one low-resolution for e-mailing pictures to friends. You can record movies with sound, pictures with sound, clip-motion animation (sort of a stop-frame animation), text documents, black-and-white or sepia-tone pictures, negative art, and solarized images. On top of that, the P5 comes with a software CD loaded with MGI PhotoSuite SE and VideoWave software, so you can do image editing and choose from a variety of creative templates for making greeting cards, sports cards, and calendars, or adding special effects. Images are stored on Sony s Memory Stick media (an 8 MB stick is included, higher capacity cards are available), and they can be downloaded via high-speed USB connection to a PC or Macintosh computer. An AV cable is provided for viewing images or slide shows on TV. The P5 is powered by a Sony InfoLITHIUM battery pack, and comes complete with an AC adapter and battery charger. We like the InfoLITHIUM batteries because they communicate with the camera to tell you how much running time is left on the battery pack, but we always recommend buying a second battery, and keeping it charged and ready to go, especially when the AC adapter isn t close at hand. The P5 is pretty dependent on its LCD display (a large power drain), and you can t pick up extra batteries at the corner drug store. Most ultra-compact digicams suffer somewhat from short battery life, but the DSC-P5 doesn t do too badly, with a worst-case run time of 58 minutes per charge, or 83 minutes with the LCD off. In playback mode, the camera will run for 87 minutes continuously. (Still, we highly recommend a second battery.)

Small, stylish, compact, and portable, the Stylus 400 Digital is a much-welcomed addition to Olympus already well-rounded line of digicams. The popularity of the Stylus film cameras is without question, and the digital version should prove no different. You get a 4.0-megapixel CCD, 3x optical zoom, and the quality of Olympus, all wrapped up in a neat little weatherproof package.

Olympus unveiled its first 8MP compact, the µ Digital 800 Stylus 800 Digital, back in May 2005. As well as offering one of the highest pixel counts in its class the Stylus 800 is weatherproof and uses a unique technology, Bright Capture , to boost sensitivity immensely (up to ISO 2500 in some modes), ensuring a bright screen image and blur-free non-flash photography in very low light. Otherwise specification is fairly standard for this type of camera. The camera is known as the Stylus 800 Digital in the US, and the µ ( Mju ) DIGITAL 800 in Europe and SE Asia, so you can have a camera with a silly name wherever you live in the world. We ll use the Stylus 800 name in this review mainly because it s easier typing that than trying to remember the key combination for µ. 8.0 million pixels Weatherproof metal body with glossy surface in dark blue or silver Bright 3x zoom lens (38-114mm equivalent), 1 2.8-4.9 Bright Capture Technology for superior performance under low light conditions Extra-large 6.4cm HyperCrystal LCD (160° horizontal and vertical viewing angles) 19 Scene Programs plus Program Auto, Aperture priority and Shutter priority Blur protection to guard against the effects of camera shake High-speed sequential shooting Movie function with sound (in VGA quality) Macro and Super Macro shooting (from as close as 3cm in Super Macro mode) TruePic TURBO image processor Calendar function PictBridge compatible

Type Film size 620 Picture size 2 1 4 X 3 1 4 Manufactured UK Lens Meniscus f 11, 100mm Shutter Single blade Numbers made Morocco-grained imitation leather covered metal body two brilliant finders. 1946-53 plain matt enamel front metal wind knob and release button. 1953-57 horizontally striped front plastic wind knob and release button triangular spring back catch.

The construction of the camera is anodized aluminum and plastic, the leatherette texture on the camera is molded plastic. It has a hot shoe that can be adjusted for use with an electronic flash or flash bulb. The film is advanced with a metal lever this also moves the exposure counter which is located on the bottom of the camera, this is reset whenever the rear of the camera is opened. Functionality The camera is basic but better than earlier Sprinty s. The standard shutter speeds and aperture sizes are linked and can t be adjusted separately, and are split into groups like the rest of the Sprinty Rectamat shutters. There is a bulb mode which is activated by a switch on the back of the camera you can freely adjust the aperture size in this mode. This model is an improvement and combines the best of the B C models with some more design changes. Owing to the name of camera it has a 1 300th shutter setting which replaces the 1 250th used on older models. The focus ring has been made bigger and easier to turn, the distance reading now more easily visible as it s on the side of the ring rather than at an angle on the front of it like the earlier models. The light meter is uncoupled but much nicer than the one on the B model as it s flat against the top metal surface without that ugly black plastic ring though there is an error as the label on it has 250 not the 300 it should have for the 1 300th setting, this just seems like a minor oversight when the camera was made and the meter is calibrated for 1 300th. The other design changes are having a square plastic shutter button, and making the hot shoe cut into the camera so that it s flush with the top of the camera, this gives the camera a cleaner look. Regula Sprinty BC 300 Film Type 35mm Lens Isco-Gottingen Color-Isconar 45mm f 2.8 Shutter Rectamat Shutter speed range 1 30-1 300 + Bulb Focus areas 1m-Infinity ASA ISO range 12-400 Size (w h d) 125mm 90mm 70mm Weight 340g

The Smena 8 was a plastic-bodied 35mm Viewfinder camera made from 1963 to 1971 by the in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia - one of a series of Smena cameras. The Smena 8 is actually a modernized Smena 6 with a film rewind knob added (Smena 6 used two cassettes system) sadly, as opposed to the Smena 8m, the Smena 8 does not offer choice of working with one or two cassettes. It is fitted with a 40mm f 4.0 lens called T-43. Shutter speeds are B, 1 15, 1 30, 1 60, 1 125, and 1 250 sec, with flash synch (at all shutter speeds for electronic flashes, while 1 15 sec and B for flash bulbs). The shutter release can be locked down by turning whilst pressed (this feature unlocks the frame counter sprocket for winding the film back). The camera has a self-timer and a cocking mechanism that is not integrated into the film advance wheel. The Smena 8 was also sold as the Cosmic 35 and the Global 35 in English-speaking countries. A further version of the Smena 8 was the Smena 9, which just had the self-timer deleted (it was basically the Smena 7 with film rewind knob added). Film 35mm Lens T-43 triplet 40mm f 4 Shutter leaf, manually cocked Shutter speeds 1 15 sec. to 1 250 sec. and B Aperture f4 to f16 Focusing range 1 m to infinity Selftimer mechanical Film transport manual, without double exposure safety Tripod socket 3 8