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* Shutter speeds: stepless speeds from 8 to 1/1000 sec. on automatic; 13 speeds from 4 to 1/1000 sec. on manual for '''CE4''', but stepless speeds from 4 to 1/2000 sec. on automatic; 13 speeds from 2 to 1/2000 sec. on manual for '''CE-4s'''. | * Shutter speeds: stepless speeds from 8 to 1/1000 sec. on automatic; 13 speeds from 4 to 1/1000 sec. on manual for '''CE4''', but stepless speeds from 4 to 1/2000 sec. on automatic; 13 speeds from 2 to 1/2000 sec. on manual for '''CE-4s'''. | ||
− | * Viewfinder: Over exposure LED blinks and under exposure LED will glow when exposure is -2EV and will flash at-2EV or lower for '''CE4''', but over exposure LED blinks and under exposure LED will glow when exposure is -2EV and will flash at-2EV or lower for '''CE-4s'''. The '''CE-4s''' added a "Judas window" to show the lens aperture in the viewfinder. | + | * Viewfinder: Over exposure LED blinks and under exposure LED will glow when exposure is -2EV and will flash at-2EV or lower for '''CE4''', but over exposure LED blinks and under exposure LED will glow when exposure is -2EV and will flash at-2EV or lower for '''CE-4s'''. The '''CE-4s''' added a "[[Judas window]]" to show the lens aperture in the viewfinder. |
* Exposure range: EV-2 (F/1.4 @ 8 sec.) to EV+ 19 (F/22 @1000) ASA 100 50mm F/1.4 lens for '''CE4''', but EV-1 (F/1.4 @ 4 sec.) to EV+ 20 (F/22 @2000) ASA 100 50mm F/1.4 lens for '''CE-4s'''. | * Exposure range: EV-2 (F/1.4 @ 8 sec.) to EV+ 19 (F/22 @1000) ASA 100 50mm F/1.4 lens for '''CE4''', but EV-1 (F/1.4 @ 4 sec.) to EV+ 20 (F/22 @2000) ASA 100 50mm F/1.4 lens for '''CE-4s'''. | ||
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The [[Agfa Selectronic 3]] - made from 1980, by Chinon for Agfa - was based on this camera, but had an outwardly different appearance, and altered functional specification. | The [[Agfa Selectronic 3]] - made from 1980, by Chinon for Agfa - was based on this camera, but had an outwardly different appearance, and altered functional specification. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== |
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Chinon CE-4 |
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Maker: Chinon Dates: cca. 1980 Variants: black, CE-4s Camera Type: 35mm SLR Focusing: manual Lens mount: Chinon Universal Bayonet Mount (Pentax K-mount) Shutter: Seiko MFC electromagnetic focal plane, vertical, metal Exposure meter: TTL, open aperture, Exposure modes: aperture priority, manual, Bulb ASA/ISO range: 25 to 3200 ISO Finder screen: fixed split-screen Flash shoe: fixed hot shoe, contact for dedicated flash Flash speed: 1/60 TTL Flash: no Motor drive: Chinon Power Winder S Battery: 3 ×1.5V Alkaline (LR44, A76) or Weight: 485g Number produced: unknown |
The Chinon CE-4 was the model which transitioned away from the 42mm screw mount used in the Chinon CE-3 to the Pentax K-mount. It's an automatic 35mm SLR compact camera with aperture priority exposure system (AE).
CE4s
CE-4s with Power Winder S image by Vagn Sloth-Madsen (Image rights) |
CE-4s w/winder back view image by Vagn Sloth-Madsen (Image rights) |
Chinon CE-4s specifications
Same specifications as for Chinon CE-4, but with with the following changes:
- Shutter speeds: stepless speeds from 8 to 1/1000 sec. on automatic; 13 speeds from 4 to 1/1000 sec. on manual for CE4, but stepless speeds from 4 to 1/2000 sec. on automatic; 13 speeds from 2 to 1/2000 sec. on manual for CE-4s.
- Viewfinder: Over exposure LED blinks and under exposure LED will glow when exposure is -2EV and will flash at-2EV or lower for CE4, but over exposure LED blinks and under exposure LED will glow when exposure is -2EV and will flash at-2EV or lower for CE-4s. The CE-4s added a "Judas window" to show the lens aperture in the viewfinder.
- Exposure range: EV-2 (F/1.4 @ 8 sec.) to EV+ 19 (F/22 @1000) ASA 100 50mm F/1.4 lens for CE4, but EV-1 (F/1.4 @ 4 sec.) to EV+ 20 (F/22 @2000) ASA 100 50mm F/1.4 lens for CE-4s.
Chinon CE-4 photographic advertising from 1979 scanned by Nesster (Image rights) |
The Agfa Selectronic 3 - made from 1980, by Chinon for Agfa - was based on this camera, but had an outwardly different appearance, and altered functional specification.
Links
- Chinon CE-4/CE-4s (AKA Alpa Si 3000) , and Power Winder S online manuals, courtesy Michael Butkus (donation suggested)
- Chinon CE-4s at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)