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The Kodak Colorsnap 35 - largely a 35mm version of the Bantam Colorsnap, was made in the UK by Kodak Ltd. The 43.9mm f3.9 Anaston lens is set in a single-speed shutter, with aperture scale marked in weather symbols and EV numbers. The underside of the lens barrel is marked with the film speed scale, which calibrates the aperture for the weather symbols and combines with a flash distance scale. Fitting for screw-and pin flash is provided on the users left. There is a frame counter disc on the top right, which needs to be manually reset on loading. There were two models the first made from July 1959-January 1964[, with a top plate step around the rewind knob the shutter release on the edge of the top plate is pressed backwards (rather than the usual downwards) the second, Model 2 , March 1964-November 1967, with a flat top plate, flush nameplate and recessed pop-up rewind knob (with a film reminder on top) the shutter release is now purely on the front. The model 2 lens barrel has a cylindrical rotating part, rather than a conical section, and now has a groove for Kodisk filters, which would simply fit around the outside on the first model. The Auto Colorsnap 35 (1962-64) is an auto-exposure version, styled as a combination of the first Colorsnap 35 and the Kodak Autosnap.

The Bessa I was manufactured from 1951 up until 1956 (about 80.000 units) and is a well made camera that uses 120 film and can give either 6x4.5(with insert) or 6x9 size negatives. The Bessa I has a simple finder that lacks a built-in rangefinder, however is possible to use a small external rangefinder that mounts in the shoe on the top which in practice is pretty easy to use- you just transfer the distance to the lens. Shutter Lens Combinations Vaskar 1 4.5 105mm (coated) in a a Pronto, Prontor-S or Prontor-SV leaf shutter Color-Skopar 1 3.5 105mm (coated) in a Prontor-S, Prontor-SV or Prontor-SVS leaf shutter Filter size Push-on 37mm Viewfinder optical direct vision viewfinder.With 4 different masks, two formats (6x9 and 4.5x6) and two parallax corrections (1meter, close-up) separate for each format Dimensions (folded) 168 x 98 x 48 mm Weight 770 Grams

The Picca camera is another redesign for the King Regula range, it bears all the hallmarks of the Sprinty range but is much lighter and streamlined due to a more plastic construction because of this it loses the more solid feeling of the previous Sprinty range. Both cameras have a light meter panel on the front but only the Picca CB has a functional meter. The Picca C and CB both have minor variants with different focus ring designs. The construction of the camera is anodised aluminium and mostly 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 top right of the camera, this is reset whenever the rear of the camera is opened. This model has a fake selenium light meter cell panel on the front, this may be a purely aesthetic choice to keep the models looking consistent. Regula is the camera brand of the German firm King between the 1950s and 1980s, they were widely exported all over the world, designed to be well built and affordable consumer cameras. There are a vast range of models and variations on those models. There were 3 major design styles in the 1950 s with the I, II and III series of models all being quite distinct from each other. By the 1960 s the models all look roughly similar with some cosmetic and feature variations here and there, rumor has it this was done to save money by using up spare parts left over from other model s production runs. After a costly lawsuit which they lost in the late 1960 s King redesigned their models to be made cheaper and the quality of the cameras took a sharp downturn. King limped on through the 1970 s and early 1980 s until declaring bankruptcy in 1984.

Vilia compact camera was produced by the Soviet company BelOMO of Minsk in Soviet Belorussia from 1973 to 1986 some 2 to 3 millions were made. Vilia is an elegant simple viewfinder camera, looking a little bit like an improved Smena Symbol, but is in fact a completely independend design. The camera uses standard 35mm film and is equipped with a 40 mm f 4 coated glass triplet lens. Shutter speeds from 1 30 to 1 250 s and B are set with a convenient ring on the lens body, while apertures from 4 to 16 with a tiny lever below the lens. Sadly, there’s no cable release socket. The shutter is of leaf type, while the four leaf diaphragm has a nearly square opening – both are located just behind the lens. The lens is focused manually from 0.8 m to infinity, while symbols on the distance scale help to assess correct distance for given subjects (portrait, group portrait, group, landscape). Film is advanced with a lever located on camera s back, coupled with shutter cocking. The camera is equipped with a hot shoe for synchronizing a flash, as well as with a synch cable socket. The excellent viewfinder has bright lines with parallax marks as well weather symbols connected with aperture setting (see below). Vilia is equipped with symbolic system of exposure setting, similar in its idea to that used by Smena 8M or Smena Symbol. When the system is used, the shutter speed is preset according to film speed scale on its ring – from 1 30 s for 25 or 32 GOST ASA to 1 250 s for 200 or 250 GOST ASA, while the exposure is adjusted by changing the aperture from 4 (heavy clouds rain) to 16 (bright sun). Weather symbols are visible at the bottom of the viewfinder only and are pointed by a small bright dot, depending of aperture setting. A further developments of the Vilia, using the same body and lens, were the Vilia-Auto, this time equipped with automatic exposure setting based on a selenium meter, as well as Orion EE and Siluet Elektro with a CdS meter.

Zenit is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) camera brand manufactured by KMZ in the town of Krasnogorsk near Moscow since 1952 and by BelOMO in Belarus since the 1970s. The Zenit trademark is associated with 35 mm SLR cameras. Among related brands are Zorki for 35 mm rangefinder cameras, Moskva (Moscow) and Iskra for medium-format folding cameras and Horizon for panoramic cameras. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were exported by Mashpriborintorg to 74 countries. The name is sometimes spelled Zenith in English, such as the manuals published by the UK Zenit-importer TOE. However, TOE imported camera bodies as from 1963 retained the Zenit badges. The early Zorki-based models before that time were labelled Zenith in a handwritten style of script.

The FED-5 is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by the FED factory in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from 1977 until 1996. The FED-5 is an updated FED-4, with cleaner lines to the top, a pop-up rewind knob in place of the thumb-wheel, a hot shoe, restyled film reminder frame counter and meter rings, and the meter scale repositioned and converted from a match-needle to an EV-scaled device where the user manually transfers the meter reading to the calculator.

This vintage camera has a 5in X 4in Zeiss Iron Cantina Camera. This Camera is purchased by Mr Faraj, during his India trip On December 2022-January 2023.

Baldessas 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. This camera is purchased during Mr Faraj trip to India in December 2022- January 2023.

Yashica 635 TLR camera 1958 Frame size 6x6, 24x36 Lens Yashikor 80 3.5. This Camera was purchased during Mr Faraj s Travel in India on December 2022 to January 2023.

6x6 6x9 120 135 620 Accessory Agfa Argus Arsenal Box Camera Canon Compact Camera Folding Camera Germany Hexanon Industar Japan K Mount KMZ Kodak Konica Lens Light Meter M42 Medium Format Minolta Normal Lens Pentax Rangefinder Repair Ricoh Rokkor Rollfilm Sears Single Lens Reflex SLR Soviet TLR Tutorial Twin Lens Reflex USA Vivitar Wide Angle Yashica Zoom. This Vintage camera was purchased during Mr Faraj Travel to India on December 2022 - January 2023.

The Konica C35 of 1968 is a 35mm camera and first of a series of four cameras from Konishiroku that are dealt with in this article, the others being the C35V (C35E L), C35 Automatic (C35 Flashmatic), and Auto S3 (C35FD). The Konica C35 EF is dealt with in another article. The Konica C35 was the first of a number of compact cameras that swept the marketplace in the early seventies. Cameras from other Japanese companies after 1970 (see photo at end) show its importance and influence. Its appeal to the general public was obvious from the start it was a compact, light and simple to use camera with an excellent lens that was distinctly wider than average for the time and that took good photographs because it could be focused accurately. It was an outstanding sales success throughout the world. allkonicas.jpg Four Konica models Konishiroku may at first seem a mere follower of fashion, updating the design theme of the compact Minolta Minoltina S and Olympus Trip 35, or even its own Konica Eye of 1964. However, the C35 was much more than an update it brought together a number of other desirable design strands into one camera, not simply lightweight and compact size, but a CdS meter in the lens mount (eliminating worries about filter correction factors), a rangefinder and most importantly of all, the simple operation of auto only exposure. This Vintage camera was purchased during Mr Faraj s Travel in India from December 2022- January 2023.

This vintage camera was made in the 1950s. Cool retro look and design vintage Ansco Super Memar Prontor Rangefinder Film Camera - We specialize in vintage cameras. CameraHeaven. 4,590 sales . Returns exchanges are accepted. This camera was purchased by Mr. Faraj s travel in India from December 2022 - January 2023.

The original Electro 35 was introduced in 1966. It has a cold accessory shoe and the meter accepted film speeds from 12 to 400 ASA. Light levels are measured using a cadmium sulphide (CdS) photoresistor and powered by a mercury battery. The film speed adjustment is not implemented electronically instead, a simple twin-bladed diaphragm closes in front of the light sensor as the film speed is reduced. The light metering electronics works by accumulating the measured light level and only releasing the shutter when it has determined enough light has fallen on the film. This system allows the shutter speed to be completely step-less and to adapt to changing light levels. SLRs would wait many years for a similar capability with off-the-film metering. The metering system can keep the shutter open for up to 30 seconds. Without a battery to power the meter, the shutter defaults to its top speed of 1 500 second. The Electro 35 G was introduced in 1968 with largely cosmetic changes. The range of usable film speeds was increased up to 500 ASA. The lens was labelled a Color Yashinon to reassure the buying public that it was colour corrected at a time when the use of colour film was growing quickly. The Electro 35 GT was released in 1969 with a body painted black instead of the satin chrome finish. The Electro 35 GS and GT were introduced in 1970 . They (and all later Electro 35 models) have all internal electrical contacts gold plated to prevent oxidation from impeding the flow of electricity around the circuits. The range of usable film speeds was doubled to range from 25 to 1000 ASA. The Electro 35 GSN (satin chrome) and GTN (black) were introduced in 1973. The major change for these cameras was the addition of a hot shoe while keeping the PC socket. A supplementary screw-on Tele and Wide-Angle adapters were included into the kit version and could be utilised to modify the characteristics of the image taken by the fixed lens, however practical usefulness of these adapters was limited as they degraded the image quality and required separate hot-shoe mounted finder for composing, therefore making it impossible to use hot-shoe flash at the same time (for GSN GTN models). ad of death Part of the internal mechanism involves a spring-loaded slider operating a set of switch points. As the film-advance lever is operated, this slider shoots up to its original position, hitting a small rubber pad at the top. Over time this rubber degenerates and prevents proper (internal) operation of the camera, in particular its metering circuits. The camera needs to be disassembled for this pad to be replaced.[1] Mercury battery The Electro 35 was designed to operate using a 5.6V mercury battery but these have now been banned due to environmental concerns. However, a 6V alkaline battery (PX28A or 4LR44) may be used, with a purchased adaptor. Light seals Like many older cameras, the original foam light seals around the film compartment will eventually break down and cause light leaks. The seals are fairly easy to replace.[2]

The Electro 35 is a rangefinder camera made by Japanese company Yashica from the mid-1960s with a coupled and fixed 1 1.7 45 mm lens. It was the first electronically controlled camera, operating mainly in an aperture priority auto mode. The only other modes of operation are flash (1 30) and bulb . History The original Electro 35 was introduced in 1966. It has a cold accessory shoe and the meter accepted film speeds from 12 to 400 ASA. Light levels are measured using a cadmium sulphide (CdS) photoresistor and powered by a mercury battery. The film speed adjustment is not implemented electronically instead, a simple twin-bladed diaphragm closes in front of the light sensor as the film speed is reduced. The light metering electronics works by accumulating the measured light level and only releasing the shutter when it has determined enough light has fallen on the film. This system allows the shutter speed to be completely step-less and to adapt to changing light levels. SLRs would wait many years for a similar capability with off-the-film metering. The metering system can keep the shutter open for up to 30 seconds. Without a battery to power the meter, the shutter defaults to its top speed of 1 500 second. The Electro 35 G was introduced in 1968 with largely cosmetic changes. The range of usable film speeds was increased up to 500 ASA. The lens was labelled a Color Yashinon to reassure the buying public that it was colour corrected at a time when the use of colour film was growing quickly. The Electro 35 GT was released in 1969 with a body painted black instead of the satin chrome finish. The Electro 35 GS and GT were introduced in 1970 . They (and all later Electro 35 models) have all internal electrical contacts gold plated to prevent oxidation from impeding the flow of electricity around the circuits. The range of usable film speeds was doubled to range from 25 to 1000 ASA. The Electro 35 GSN (satin chrome) and GTN (black) were introduced in 1973. The major change for these cameras was the addition of a hot shoe while keeping the PC socket. A supplementary screw-on Tele and Wide-Angle adapters were included into the kit version and could be utilised to modify the characteristics of the image taken by the fixed lens, however practical usefulness of these adapters was limited as they degraded the image quality and required separate hot-shoe mounted finder for composing, therefore making it impossible to use hot-shoe flash at the same time (for GSN GTN mode History The original Electro 35 was introduced in 1966. It has a cold accessory shoe and the meter accepted film speeds from 12 to 400 ASA. Light levels are measured using a cadmium sulphide (CdS) photoresistor and powered by a mercury battery. The film speed adjustment is not implemented electronically instead, a simple twin-bladed diaphragm closes in front of the light sensor as the film speed is reduced. The light metering electronics works by accumulating the measured light level and only releasing the shutter when it has determined enough light has fallen on the film. This system allows the shutter speed to be completely step-less and to adapt to changing light levels. SLRs would wait many years for a similar capability with off-the-film metering. The metering system can keep the shutter open for up to 30 seconds. Without a battery to power the meter, the shutter defaults to its top speed of 1 500 second. The Electro 35 G was introduced in 1968 with largely cosmetic changes. The range of usable film speeds was increased up to 500 ASA. The lens was labelled a Color Yashinon to reassure the buying public that it was colour corrected at a time when the use of colour film was growing quickly. The Electro 35 GT was released in 1969 with a body painted black instead of the satin chrome finish. The Electro 35 GS and GT were introduced in 1970 . They (and all later Electro 35 models) have all internal electrical contacts gold plated to prevent oxidation from impeding the flow of electricity around the circuits. The range of usable film speeds was doubled to range from 25 to 1000 ASA. The Electro 35 GSN (satin chrome) and GTN (black) were introduced in 1973. The major change for these cameras was the addition of a hot shoe while keeping the PC socket. A supplementary screw-on Tele and Wide-Angle adapters were included into the kit version and could be utilised to modify the characteristics of the image taken by the fixed lens, however practical usefulness of these adapters was limited as they degraded the image quality and required separate hot-shoe mounted finder for composing, therefore making it impossible to use hot-shoe flash at the same time (for GSN GTN mode Light seals Like many older cameras, the original foam light seals around the film compartment will eventually break down and cause light leaks. The seals are fairly easy to replace.[2]

The Bell and Howell company was created in 1907 by two American projectionists , Donald Joseph Bell and Albert Summers Howell, and the former s wife, Marguerite V. Bell. Their goal is to manufacture all kinds of devices relating to the cinema, relying on the inventive capacities of Howell and the commercial qualities of the Bell couple. They begin by innovating in the field they know well Howell designs a cylindrical shutter for projection devices. These are equipped from the beginnings of cinema with a moving disc shutter . The cylindrical shutter ensures a targeted ventilation of the film which thus better resists the violent heat released by the arc lampused to cover the ever-increasing dimensions of projection screens . Then he launches a film perforator because the firm of George Eastman , which produces the flexible film necessary for the cinema, delivers it in unperforated rolls. However, the 8 rectangular perforations imagined by Thomas Edison to create the 35 mm format which has recently been adopted by filmmakers around the world, are often made by buyers on DIY machines. Howell, as a projectionist, knew of all the projection incidents caused by these imprecise punches. His perforator is essential in the world of cinema. The Bell Howell 2709 In 1912, after an unfortunate experience of building light cameras out of leather, when most cameras of the time were made of wood (therefore relatively heavy), Bell Howell presented an all-metal (aluminum) model, equipped with all the latest known improvements. Weighing only 7 kilos, the 2709 (exactly 2709 B ) is practical for the many trips from one natural setting to another, which new scenarios and the progressive appearance of feature films require . 2709 would be a reference to the number of mechanisms that the company produces at the time of the launch of its latest mechanical design. It is equipped with an adjustable shutter (the exposure timecan be modified according to the subject being filmed, more or less fast), the frame-by-frame drive of the film is done by a traditional cam claw . The novelty is the reinforced immobilization of the film when the exposure of each photogram takes place . A counter-claw is introduced into the perforations, stabilizing the film vertically it withdraws just before the feed dog advances the film. This immobilization is completed by the presser which delicately holds the film in the corridor, leading the film on its way. At the time of exposure, this presser is firmly pressed against the film, thus ensuring perfect flatness of the photosensitive surface this pinching is interrupted just before the feed dog advances the film one step. Framing is done using a clear viewfinder , as in most cameras of those years, and an internal viewfinder additionally allows framing control through the shooting window . This convenience can only be done when the camera 1 is stopped . The 2709became the camera most requested by American filmmakers. It will be so until the launch of the Mitchell , which will offer the same advantages combined with better handling (1919).

This vintage Kodak with the brown leather sling bag. The Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie was a folding camera for type 116 Autographic film with a frame size of 2 1 2 × 4 1 4 inches. It was made by Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd in Toronto, Canada and in Rochester, NY, the USA by Eastman Kodak Company. The years of production were 1915 to 1926 and 210,000 were produced before 1921 but the final count is not known. The uncommon early square box design was replaced in late 1917 with the rounded edge cameras and the camera had a price of 9.00 in 1922. The shutter was either a Kodex no.1 shutter with speeds B, T, 1 25, 1 50 of a second, or Kodak Ball Bearing shutter with an additional 1 100 of a second speed for moving objects , as the shutter says. The lens was either a Kodar 122mm f 7.8 or an f9 Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear. Aperture was marked 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 on early models and f7.9 to f22 on later models. The Bausch and Lomb version had f4 to f64. Focusing is by distance zone, 8, 25, 100 feet (2.5, 8, 30, meters) detents on bellows slide extension. The cameras originally came with a small metal style that was kept in a holder provided on the cover of the autograph window on the back of the camera. The Autographic film never really caught on and was discontinued soon after 1932 for lack of sales. The purpose of Autographic film, introduced in 1914, was to allow a photographer to make notes about a photograph and have those notes appear in the margin of the processed print. Some of these films exist today with an expiration date of about the late 1930s. It is not being reproduced and the old film can be considered bad. Either type of film could be used in Autographic or standard cameras, but of course, the Autographic feature requires an Autographic camera loaded with an Autographic roll of film.

This is a vintage CANON REFLEX ZOOM 8-3 8mm CINE CAMERA C-8 GRIP with an original black leather sling bag. Manufactured by the Canon Camera Company Inc. Japan Made.

This is a vintage camera Zenit-E made in USSR with a black leather case. Zenith-E is the most massive single-lens reflex small-format camera in the world, developed at the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant (KMZ) and mass-produced from 1965-1982. Exposure 30-x, 1 60, 1 125, 1 250, 1 500, B Lens Helios-44-2 2 58 mm A zenith camera is an astrogeodetic telescope used today primarily for the local surveys of Earth s gravity field. Zenith cameras are designed as transportable field instruments for the direct observation of the plumb line (astronomical latitude and longitude) and vertical deflections.[1] Instrument A zenith camera combines an optical lens (about 10–20 cm aperture) with a digital image sensor (CCD) in order to image stars near the zenith. Electronic levels (tilt sensors) serve as a means to point the lens towards zenith. Zenith cameras are generally mounted on a turntable platform to allow star images to be taken in two camera directions (two-face-measurement). Because zenith cameras are usually designed as non-tracking and non-scanning instruments, exposure times are kept short, at the order of few 0.1 s, yielding rather circular star images. Exposure epochs are mostly recorded by means of the timing-capability of GPS receivers (time-tagging). Data processing Depending on the CCD sensor - lens combination used, few tens to hundreds of stars are captured with a single digital zenith image. The positions of imaged stars are measured by means of digital image processing algorithms, such as image moment analysis or point spread functions to fit the star images. Star catalogues, such as Tycho-2 or UCAC-3 are used as a celestial reference to reduce the star images. The zenith point is interpolated into the field of imaged stars and corrected for the exposure time and (small) tilt of the telescope axis to yield the direction of the plumb line.

This vintage lens set of two (2) by Yashica, Electro 35 mm lens camera Suntar brand. Aux. wide-angle 1 4 series VII set 55mm with Tele-wide finder. with leather black case and original box. The listing is for this Yashica Telephoto & Wide Angle auxiliary lens set designed for Electro 35 rangefinder Cameras. These lenses have a 55mm filter male thread and are designed to work with the 45mm focal length, Yashica lens. The telephoto has an x1.3 ratio of magnification and converts the 45mm a 58.4mm focal length. The wide angle has an x.08 ratio of magnification and converts the 45mm to a 37.7mm focal length.

This is a vintage Camera Flash Unit, Matsushita Electric National Flash PE-30DC, Japan film photo flash. Vintage wired flash unit for cameras. Original box and operating instructions included. Regular 1.5V AA-type Made in Japan by Matsushita Electric. Has original box is a little bit damaged Measures flash 6.5 x 10 x 3.3cm 2.56 x 3.93 x 1.3 inches weight 144g (without batteries)and can be used in a vertical or horizontal position

This is a vintage G-Yashica electro 35 mm (GSN 1971-1977) manufactured in the year 1966-1977 made in Japan The Yashica Electro 35 was one of the most popular consumer 35mm cameras of the 1960s and 1970s. The Yashica Electro 35 is a solid metal camera. It has a big, clear viewfinder and rangefinder. It has a much clearer finder than the Nikon manual rangefinders of the 1950s that fetch astronomical prices from geriatric collectors. The Yashica Electro 35 is an aperture-priority camera. Pick your aperture, and the Yashica Electro 35 selects the shutter speed, from 1 500 up to thirty seconds or more. It has a silent electronic leaf shutter. It s quieter and has less vibration than any of the clumsier focal-plane shutters of Leica and Nikon rangefinders, and no flipping mirrors like every DSLR. The only gotchas are that the Electro 35 has no auto-exposure lock and it s an almost all-auto camera. It only has three manual shutter speeds, and that s stretching it. It is designed for a no-longer-available mercury battery, however, modern alkaline replacements work fine. History The Yashica Electro 35 was very advanced, being electronic, when it came out in 1966. It was made though 1977, and sold at close-out until stocks ran out about 1980. Please note the space-age atomic symbol on the front. The Yashica Electro is the Apollo of Japanese consumer 35mm cameras. (Of course I m kidding Japanese cameras have nothing to do with the Apollo program. The official cameras are Hasselblad and Zeiss, while the Kodak Instamatic 104 was the official camera of the American people of that era.) The only real differences over the Electro 35 s fourteen-year run are that the first models lacked a hot shoe and that the ASA ranges changed as films advanced.

This is a vintage MF-2 Camera Super DX Yashica lens 38 mm 1 38 Kyocera. Lens 38mm f 3.8 (three-element, three-group lens composition) Shutter Mechanical shutter, 1 125sec Timer Mechanical timer, 10sec Viewfinder Bright Frame, 0.52X magnification Low light warning LED (signal lamp) turns on in the viewfinder. Focus Range Fixed focus (from 1.5m – infinity) Exposure Control CdS light sensor on lens top The single lamp turns on underexposure condition (EV10 or under) Built-in flash Sliding-type flash unit with the flash-ready lamp Approx. 5 seconds recycle time Approx. 200 flashes, 2 - 4m flash range (with ISO 100 film). Film Speed Setting Automatic with DX - code film couples to ISO100 - 400 automatic setting to ISO100 with non-DX-coded him. Battery AA Size x 2 (not included) Dimension 126 (W) x 74 (H) x 56 (D) mm Weight 250g (without battery) Battery Life will vary with different brands and types of battery Flash Life will vary in a different environments, temperature and humidity

The HVR-Z7 and HVR-S270 camcorders take Sony’s commitment to the HDV format to the next level. Both are based on the same core technology three 1 3? ClearVid CMOS sensors viewing the world behind interchangeable lenses. The cameras share the same EVF and LCD panels, the same microphones, the same rich feature sets (including CF card recording, and both interlaced and true progressive HDV modes), and the same fundamental performance, but they’re packaged very differently. The Z7 is a svelte Handycam, while the S270 is a no-excuses shoulder-mount camcorder, bristling with dedicated buttons and switches, full-sized BNC connectors, large-cassette capability, and four channels of audio recording—a first for HDV. The US 6,850 (list) HVR-Z7 weighs about 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) in shooting configuration, a bit heavier than an HVR-V1 or HVR-Z1 but lighter than an HVX200 or PMW-EX1. It’s a compact and well-balanced package. The 10,500 (list) HVR-S270 weighs in at around 15 pounds (6.8 kg)—no Handycam this, but a solid, hefty unit that feels instantly familiar to shooters used to DSR-300 400 500-series units or other, similar shoulder-mount camcorders. 3x 1 3? ClearVid EXMOR CMOS sensors, with Enhanced Image Processing Sensors use 1440×810 diagonally-arrayed photosites ISO 400 0dB gain comparable to EX1 in 1080p modes, slightly faster than HVX200, faster still than the HVR-Z1, much faster than the HVR-V1 Interchangeable lenses accepts any 1 3? lens. Adapters available for B4-mount lenses as well as Sony Alpha DSLR lenses. 12x stock Zeiss lens, 4.4mm-52.8mm, with mechanical zoom and dual-mode auto manual focus (like the EX1’s lens) and free-spinning servo iris ring HDV, DV, and DVCAM recording on tape and or CF cards (using included HVR-MRC1 recorder) Standard 1080i HDV recording as well as new, true 30p and 24p recording modes (US models) Same menu options same range of special functions Same EVF panel (though differently housed), same flip-out LCD Six-pin i.Link (FireWire, IEEE1394) connector