Chinon 35

Chinon 35 image by bigalid (Image rights)

Chinon 35 (top down) image by bigalid (Image rights)

35mm point and shoot compact camera by Chinon based on Chinon 35EE rangefinder. The camera is scale focus but shares the same 38mm f/2.7 lens as the 35EE. It has the same metering system with automatic (A) mode and bulb (B) settings. As with the 35EE a needle display of shutter speed and aperture can be seen on the rightside in viewfinder and in the Bulb setting the lens opens to f/2.7.

The 35 top plate is slightly recessed on winder side and counter in moved from winder to adjacent but this set up is described on some 35EE varients. Both cameras have a CdS meter on Lens barrel allowing the metering to adapt if a filter was fitted. However the 35 lacks the timer found on the 35EE. The model picture lacks a PC sync socket and is not threaded for cable release like the 35EE

The versions of the manual issued are for both camera. The manual indicates that precise focusing is not always critical because of the sharpness of lens and depth of field and a setting of 5-7ft usually produces desirable results

Specification

• Lens: Chinonex Color Lens 38mm 1:2.7
• Metering: CdS sensor on lens mount
• Focus: Scale 1m to infinity
• Film speed: Set on ring at front of barrel in ASA (25-500) or DIN
• Battery: 1.3v mercury Mallory PX-675 or equivalent. (Modern equivalents available)
• Hotshoe mount for flash with shutter speed of 1/30
• Tripod Mount

Links

• Chinon 35/35EE manual at Mike Butkus's Camera Manual Library
• Chinon 35 in Sylvain Halgand's collection (In French)