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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 selenium booster cell mounted on prongs on the front left panel.
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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 both the '''[[Varicon]] SL''' and the '''Varicon Super L'''.
  
 
==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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* [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo/beauty-super-l Beauty Super L] and [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo/varicon Varicon SL/Super L] at [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo Taiyodo Koki & the Beauty Camera Company]
 
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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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[[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]]

Latest revision as of 04:34, 29 June 2023

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 both the Varicon SL and the Varicon Super L.

Links