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| − | The '''E1 Solar''' | + | The '''E1 Solar''' is an [[SLR]] for [[35mm film]] accepting [[K mount lenses]], offered by [[Cosina]] circa 1994. Cosina manufactured many more cameras branded with other company's names than its own; most were based around the same vertically-traveling [[Copal]] shutter which offered a 1/2000 sec. top speed as well as [[flash sync]] at 1/125th. |
While its shutter is entirely mechanical, The E1 Solar offered the unique feature of a metering system powered by solar cells mounted atop its [[pentaprism]] housing. After a short period of light falling onto the camera, a half-press on the shutter release activates an LCD display in the viewfinder with over/under/correct exposure marks. This requires little power to operate, and rather than a rechargeable battery, a small permanent capacitor is all that is needed to store the power collected by the solar cells. | While its shutter is entirely mechanical, The E1 Solar offered the unique feature of a metering system powered by solar cells mounted atop its [[pentaprism]] housing. After a short period of light falling onto the camera, a half-press on the shutter release activates an LCD display in the viewfinder with over/under/correct exposure marks. This requires little power to operate, and rather than a rechargeable battery, a small permanent capacitor is all that is needed to store the power collected by the solar cells. | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 16 December 2018
The E1 Solar is an SLR for 35mm film accepting K mount lenses, offered by Cosina circa 1994. Cosina manufactured many more cameras branded with other company's names than its own; most were based around the same vertically-traveling Copal shutter which offered a 1/2000 sec. top speed as well as flash sync at 1/125th.
While its shutter is entirely mechanical, The E1 Solar offered the unique feature of a metering system powered by solar cells mounted atop its pentaprism housing. After a short period of light falling onto the camera, a half-press on the shutter release activates an LCD display in the viewfinder with over/under/correct exposure marks. This requires little power to operate, and rather than a rechargeable battery, a small permanent capacitor is all that is needed to store the power collected by the solar cells.
This model may be better known under its rebrandings as the Ricoh XR Solar and the Revue Solar 100 from Foto-Quelle.
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| Revue Solar 100 image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights) |
Links
- Cosina E1 Solar online manual from Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com
