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| − | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/chinon/cs-4/chinon_cs_4.pdf Chinon CS-4 online manual] from Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/chinon/cs-4/chinon_cs_4.pdf Chinon CS-4 online manual (pdf)] from Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] |
* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/revue/revueflex_sd1/revueflex_sd1.htm RevueFlex SD1 PDF manual, multiple languages] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Orphan Cameras] | * [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/revue/revueflex_sd1/revueflex_sd1.htm RevueFlex SD1 PDF manual, multiple languages] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Orphan Cameras] | ||
*A [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/7172267782/in/pool-camerawiki/ look at the Revueflex SD 1] rebadged version (with discussion in German); from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/ Alf Sigaro on Flickr]. | *A [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/7172267782/in/pool-camerawiki/ look at the Revueflex SD 1] rebadged version (with discussion in German); from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/ Alf Sigaro on Flickr]. | ||
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The CS-4 from Chinon is a late (c.1980) effort to keep stopdown-metering SLRs for M42 screwmount lenses viable in the marketplace. (It is a sister to the Chinon CM-4 for K mount lenses.)
Two common LR44 or SR44 button cells power the light metering circuit, activated with a slider alongside the lens mount. This illuminates over/correct/under LEDs to the side of the viewfinder eyepiece, in the photographer's peripheral vision. The vertically-traveling Seiko shutter offers the usual speeds from 1/1000 to 1 second, but flash sync is only at 1/60th or below. There's a slot on the rear door to store film box tops, as a reminder of what was loaded.
A curious feature is a front-facing LED (in the position where many SLRs have a self-timer), dubbed an "action lamp," which winks for as long as the shutter is open.
This model was also rebadged by Foto-Quelle as the Revueflex SD 1.
Links
- Chinon CS-4 online manual (pdf) from Mike Butkus's OrphanCameras.com
- RevueFlex SD1 PDF manual, multiple languages at Orphan Cameras
- A look at the Revueflex SD 1 rebadged version (with discussion in German); from Alf Sigaro on Flickr.
