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| − | The '''Beaumat''' is a 35mm [[rangefinder camera]] made by [[Taiyōdō|Beauty Camera]] in 1960. | + | The '''Beaumat''' is a 35mm [[rangefinder camera]] made by the Japanese Beauty Camera Company [[Taiyōdō|Beauty Camera]] in 1960. |
The device attached to the lens barrel is the centre-needle display for the [[selenium meter]] cell around the lens itself. The thin black ring around the front of the lens barrel is the [[film speed]] setting, followed by the shutter speed ring (speeds to 1/500), then the aperture ring, and finally the focus ring - scaled in feet (in orange) and metres (in white) at the back. The focus ring is operated by a lever protruding below the lens barrel. | The device attached to the lens barrel is the centre-needle display for the [[selenium meter]] cell around the lens itself. The thin black ring around the front of the lens barrel is the [[film speed]] setting, followed by the shutter speed ring (speeds to 1/500), then the aperture ring, and finally the focus ring - scaled in feet (in orange) and metres (in white) at the back. The focus ring is operated by a lever protruding below the lens barrel. | ||
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| Beaumat image by Ewan T (Image rights) |
The Beaumat is a 35mm rangefinder camera made by the Japanese Beauty Camera Company Beauty Camera in 1960. The device attached to the lens barrel is the centre-needle display for the selenium meter cell around the lens itself. The thin black ring around the front of the lens barrel is the film speed setting, followed by the shutter speed ring (speeds to 1/500), then the aperture ring, and finally the focus ring - scaled in feet (in orange) and metres (in white) at the back. The focus ring is operated by a lever protruding below the lens barrel.
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| Beauty Beaumat (missing meter display) image by David Broglin (Image rights) |
The 45mm f2.8 lens is labelled "F. C. BIOKOR".
