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The '''Beauty Super L''' was a 35mm rangefinder camera made by [[Beauty Camera]] of Tokyo in 1958. Beauty Camera Company grew from [[Taiyōdō]] Optical Works. The Beauty Super L featured:  
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* Coupled f1.9 / 45mm Canter-S lens, to f16.
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* Copal-SVL shutter.
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The '''Beauty Super L''' [[35mm]] fixed lens [[rangefinder camera]] was made by [[Beauty Camera]] in 1958, featuring:  
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* Coupled Canter-S f1.9-16 / 45mm lens with 6 elements in 4 groups. Lens settings keyed to [[EV|Light Value (LV)]] scale: LV setting made with front ring geared to aperture and shutter speed rings.
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* [[Copal]]-SVL shutter.
 
* Shutter speeds: B, 1s to 1/500s.
 
* Shutter speeds: B, 1s to 1/500s.
* Built-in non-coupled selenium cell light meter, with integrated but removable selenium booster cell mounted on prongs over the front right panel. The meter was indexed for high light or low light readings and for readings with booster cell.
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* Built-in non-coupled [[Sekonic]] [[selenium meter|selenium cell light meter]] reading in [[EV|LV scale]], with integrated but removable selenium booster cell mounted on prongs over the front right panel. The meter was indexed for high light or low light readings and for readings with booster cell.
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== Variations ==
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The Super L was [[Clones, Rebadges and Rebrands|rebadged]] as the '''Varicon SL'''.  
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/beauty/html/beauty_super_L.php Beauty Super L] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
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* [http://www.camera.portraits.srv2.com/superl.htm Beauty Super L] page at [http://www.camera.portraits.srv2.com Camera Portraits]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/beauty/beauty_cameras.htm Beauty Super L instruction manual (English)] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website.]
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* [http://www.camera.portraits.srv2.com/taiyodo.htm Beauty 35mm rangefinder cameras] at [http://www.camera.portraits.srv2.com Camera Portraits]
  
  
 
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[[Category: Beauty|Super L]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]]

Revision as of 07:52, 6 October 2018

The Beauty Super L 35mm fixed lens rangefinder camera was made by Beauty Camera in 1958, featuring:

  • Coupled Canter-S f1.9-16 / 45mm lens with 6 elements in 4 groups. Lens settings keyed to Light Value (LV) scale: LV setting made with front ring geared to aperture and shutter speed rings.
  • Copal-SVL shutter.
  • Shutter speeds: B, 1s to 1/500s.
  • Built-in non-coupled Sekonic selenium cell light meter reading in LV scale, with integrated but removable selenium booster cell mounted on prongs over the front right panel. The meter was indexed for high light or low light readings and for readings with booster cell.

Variations

The Super L was rebadged as the Varicon SL.

Links