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August 25, 2023

Canon FTb

Canon FTb The first-generation 1959 Canon SLR line (1) was not the success Canon had expected. A second line (3) followed in 1964, with a third line in 1971 (4). In this lineup, with the newly introduced FD mount, The professional bound flagship F-1 led, with the FTb following as a mass-market model. The electronic A variants of 1976 (5) were...

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July 4, 2023

Minolta Auto Wide

Minolta Auto Wide Using a wide-angle lens makes perfect sense when having interchangeable or zoom lenses. Having a wide-angle camera dedicated to only that is iffy. Other than shooting landscapes or the whole class in close quarters, such a camera would not be the first choice. It only makes sense if it is a second camera hanging off your neck,...

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July 2, 2023

Minolta A camera family

Minolta A camera family Japanese camera makers had a common path. Before the war, a handful of manufacturers were evolving from wood and brass cameras into klapp models. With the dusk of post-war American occupation, the major makers moved into monocoque German copies, with the smaller manufacturers fading away. Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko, later known as Minolta, a company that has...

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June 30, 2023

Miranda Sensorex II

Miranda Sensorex II In the late 1960s, the SLR industry moved towards TTL measuring, so Miranda’s Automex models no longer cut it. A new model, the Sensorex, came to market in 1967. The body closely resembled the Automex, true to Miranda’s unchanged designs. Other camera makers had the TTL metering mounted within the prism hump. They couldn’t do so with...

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June 28, 2023

Miranda Automex III

Miranda Automex III The Automex line, introduced in 1960, was Miranda’s first entry into the metered SLR universe. The shutter trigger is still at the front right, but the arm over it is gone. Lenses here use an arm to connect to a body-mounted slide at the left of the lens mount. The slide is marked with F stops, and...

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June 27, 2023

Miranda DR

Miranda DR After the Miranda very early model ‘A’, came a slew of cameras based on the initial design, all without metering, hardly distinguishable. The Miranda DR of 1962 is one before the last in this series. The Automex, an SLR with an external light meter, was the precursor of the next-generation Miranda models. The Automex was introduced in 1959,...

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June 25, 2023

Miranda A

Miranda A The first Miranda SLR model was the model ‘T’, sold in 1955 under the Orion brand and after that under Miranda. A similar model, the ‘A’, came to market at its heels. It had a top speed and lever winding, the rest similar to the ‘T’ and the ‘T II’ models. While the ‘T’ models are scarce and...

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June 22, 2023

Miranda camera family

Miranda camera family Original SLR Miranda models Post-war Japan saw a glut of camera manufacturers founded from most unlikely mechanical backgrounds. It could be originally bicycle or sewing machine part makers, now sourcing shutter and lens from a few specialized manufacturers and copying bodies from established and proven brands. Most lasted until the end of the U.S. occupation and became...

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June 7, 2023

Ihagee Exa IIb

Ihagee Exa IIb Camera makers carry a high-end line, always kept at technology cutting edge and a secondary, cheaper line aimed at the mass market and for grooming first-time users towards the costlier models, Just as Toyota grooms young Corolla drivers for the Lexus brand. For some reason, the camera universe uses the suffix ‘ette’ for the cub models. There...

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May 27, 2023

Canon AE-1

Canon AE-1 List number 1512 Brand Canon Model AE-1 Manual Butkus Value AE-1 Chrome AE-1 Black Format 35mm Introduced 1976 AKA Country Japan Qty made Initial price Currency Type Compact SLR Body material Metal Mode Auto / manual Weight 610 gr,  Body only Class average weight 610 gr,  Body only ASA range 25-3200 Kit lens 1,8/50 Lens make Canon Filter...

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