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| − | The '''Fujica AZ-1''' was one of the last <ref>The ST705w was also sold from 1978, with the "w" indicating compatibility with the winder developed for the AZ-1. The ST605 II appears to have been introduced in 1979, and was therefore the last M42 camera.</ref> M42 mount SLRs made by [[Fuji]]. It was sold starting in 1978. It | + | The '''Fujica AZ-1''' was one of the last <ref>The ST705w was also sold from 1978, with the "w" indicating compatibility with the winder developed for the AZ-1. The ST605 II appears to have been introduced in 1979, and was therefore the last M42 camera.</ref> M42 mount SLRs made by [[Fuji]]. It was sold starting in 1978. It was a successor to (and a slight simplification of) the [[Fujica ST901]], also offering aperture-priority autoexposure with [[TTL]] metering. The camera has a cloth focal plane shutter with flash sync at 1/60th second. Only three manual shutter-speeds are available: 1/1000, 1/250, and 1/60 second, and there is no exposure metering with these settings; but they continue to function even when when batteries are dead or absent. |
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| + | A Fujinon-Z 43-75mm f3.5 - 4.5 zoom lens or a Fujinon 55mm f1.8 were available with the AZ-1 as alternatives to the Fujinon 50mm f1.4 kit lens. The AZ-1 was the first SLR to be offered bundled with a zoom lens as standard. Fuji modified the [[M42]] lens mount to permit [[open-aperture metering]] by adding a tiny protruding tab at the rear of the f-stop ring to communicate the chosen aperture to the camera's meter.<ref>See camera-wiki.org's [[42mm_screw_lenses#Fuji|list of available Fujinon lenses]]. M42 Fujinon ST lenses (with the aperture tab) can be somewhat scarce, but both [[Tamron#Interchangeable_Lens_Mounts | Tamron Adaptall]] and [[Vivitar#Tokina_TX_Interchangeable_Mount_1st_Generation_Family | Vivitar TX]] adapters were offered featuring the special ST aperture tab.</ref> | ||
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* Lens mount: M42 | * Lens mount: M42 | ||
* Exposure: TTL center-weight, aperture-preferred automatic exposure, AE lock, with a SpD photocell. | * Exposure: TTL center-weight, aperture-preferred automatic exposure, AE lock, with a SpD photocell. | ||
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* Flash Sync: 1/60 | * Flash Sync: 1/60 | ||
* Self-timer: 8 sec | * Self-timer: 8 sec | ||
| − | * Battery: | + | * Battery: 3x 1.5V silver oxide (SR44) |
* Size: 133 x 87.5 x 50.5mm | * Size: 133 x 87.5 x 50.5mm | ||
* Weight: 580g | * Weight: 580g | ||
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The Fujica AZ-1 was one of the last [1] M42 mount SLRs made by Fuji. It was sold starting in 1978. It was a successor to (and a slight simplification of) the Fujica ST901, also offering aperture-priority autoexposure with TTL metering. The camera has a cloth focal plane shutter with flash sync at 1/60th second. Only three manual shutter-speeds are available: 1/1000, 1/250, and 1/60 second, and there is no exposure metering with these settings; but they continue to function even when when batteries are dead or absent.
A Fujinon-Z 43-75mm f3.5 - 4.5 zoom lens or a Fujinon 55mm f1.8 were available with the AZ-1 as alternatives to the Fujinon 50mm f1.4 kit lens. The AZ-1 was the first SLR to be offered bundled with a zoom lens as standard. Fuji modified the M42 lens mount to permit open-aperture metering by adding a tiny protruding tab at the rear of the f-stop ring to communicate the chosen aperture to the camera's meter.[2]
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Specifications
- Lens mount: M42
- Exposure: TTL center-weight, aperture-preferred automatic exposure, AE lock, with a SpD photocell.
- Shutter:
- Electronic: 1/2 to 1/1000s
- Manual: 1/60, 1/250 and 1/1000 with B
- Finder: split image, microprism, ground glass
- Flash Sync: 1/60
- Self-timer: 8 sec
- Battery: 3x 1.5V silver oxide (SR44)
- Size: 133 x 87.5 x 50.5mm
- Weight: 580g
Notes
- ↑ The ST705w was also sold from 1978, with the "w" indicating compatibility with the winder developed for the AZ-1. The ST605 II appears to have been introduced in 1979, and was therefore the last M42 camera.
- ↑ See camera-wiki.org's list of available Fujinon lenses. M42 Fujinon ST lenses (with the aperture tab) can be somewhat scarce, but both Tamron Adaptall and Vivitar TX adapters were offered featuring the special ST aperture tab.
Links
- Fujica AZ-1 manual at Butkus.org
- Fujica AZ-1 at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)
