Cosina C1s
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| Cosina C1s image by Zubeyr Kureemun (Image rights) |
The C1s is a 35mm SLR made by Cosina, whose products are more typically seen rebranded under other names.
While a manual-focus, manual-exposure camera may seem like a throwback in the 21st century, some users (and instructors of photography) still appreciate a camera that emphasizes the essentials, not unlike the venerable Pentax K1000. The C1s also uses the K-mount lens standard, and so can mount a wide variety of lenses dating back to 1975. On the more modern side, the vertically-traveling shutter reaches 1/2000 sec., and syncs with electronic flash at 1/125 sec. The shutter is mechanical and does not require batteries to operate; power is only required to illuminate the meter display LEDs in the viewfinder.
The Cosina C1 is the same camera, but lacking a self-timer. Variations on this basic body style have appeared as the Voigtländer VSL 43, Vivitar V3800N, and various other names.
