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== Feature summary == | == Feature summary == | ||
| − | * [[M42|M42 mount]]. Fuji created a modification to the standard 42mm screw mount, adding a very small tab on the back of the aperture ring to communicate with the body's light meter | + | * [[M42|M42 mount]]. Fuji created a modification to the standard 42mm screw mount, adding a very small tab on the back of the aperture ring to communicate with the body's light meter and enable [[open-aperture metering]]. Unfortunately, M42 Fujinon lenses are sometimes found to have had their aperture coupling tab filed off. While unmodified Fujinons do fit many other M42-mount camera bodies, some lens flanges or lens adapters are wide enough in diameter that the aperture tab interferes with screwing in the lens fully. |
* [[TTL]] average [[light meter]], with [[LED]]s | * [[TTL]] average [[light meter]], with [[LED]]s | ||
* Open-aperture metering using silicon photocells, more sensitive and faster-responding than [[CdS|CdS cells]] | * Open-aperture metering using silicon photocells, more sensitive and faster-responding than [[CdS|CdS cells]] | ||
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* Very bright viewfinder (probably brightest finder on an M42 body, save the [[Bessaflex TM|Bessaflex]]) | * Very bright viewfinder (probably brightest finder on an M42 body, save the [[Bessaflex TM|Bessaflex]]) | ||
* [[Light meter]] uses 7 [[LED]]s which are visible in adverse light conditions, and indicate approximately 3 stops of over- and under-exposure. Fractional stops are indicated by adjacent pairs of LEDs being illuminated. | * [[Light meter]] uses 7 [[LED]]s which are visible in adverse light conditions, and indicate approximately 3 stops of over- and under-exposure. Fractional stops are indicated by adjacent pairs of LEDs being illuminated. | ||
| − | * Open-aperture metering when used with matching Fujinon M42 lenses | + | * Open-aperture metering when used with matching Fujinon M42 lenses<ref name="AdaptallTX">M42 adapters with the Fujica-ST-specific aperture coupling were offered in both the [[Tamron#Tamron_Adaptall_Lenses | Tamron Adaptall]] and [[Vivitar#Tokina_TX_Interchangeable_Mount_1st_Generation_Family | Vivitar TX]] systems of interchangeable lens mounts.</ref> |
* Very compact for its time. | * Very compact for its time. | ||
'''Cons''' | '''Cons''' | ||
| − | * Stop-down metering has to be used with non-Fujinon lenses | + | * Stop-down metering has to be used with non-Fujinon lenses<ref name="AdaptallTX" /> |
* Only 1/60th sec [[flash sync]]hronisation | * Only 1/60th sec [[flash sync]]hronisation | ||
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Revision as of 21:16, 25 July 2021
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The Fujica ST801 is a manual SLR 35mm film camera made by Fuji between 1972 and 1978. It was the first 35mm SLR to use viewfinder LEDs, replacing the traditional centre-the-needle meter display with a centre-the-indicator-light system. This electronic light metering system was developed to eliminate mechanical failure, and needle deviation caused by shocks.
Feature summary
- M42 mount. Fuji created a modification to the standard 42mm screw mount, adding a very small tab on the back of the aperture ring to communicate with the body's light meter and enable open-aperture metering. Unfortunately, M42 Fujinon lenses are sometimes found to have had their aperture coupling tab filed off. While unmodified Fujinons do fit many other M42-mount camera bodies, some lens flanges or lens adapters are wide enough in diameter that the aperture tab interferes with screwing in the lens fully.
- TTL average light meter, with LEDs
- Open-aperture metering using silicon photocells, more sensitive and faster-responding than CdS cells
- Shutter speeds up to 1/2000 s
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Very bright viewfinder (probably brightest finder on an M42 body, save the Bessaflex)
- Light meter uses 7 LEDs which are visible in adverse light conditions, and indicate approximately 3 stops of over- and under-exposure. Fractional stops are indicated by adjacent pairs of LEDs being illuminated.
- Open-aperture metering when used with matching Fujinon M42 lenses[1]
- Very compact for its time.
Cons
- Stop-down metering has to be used with non-Fujinon lenses[1]
- Only 1/60th sec flash synchronisation
Gallery
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| Body only image by Joel Emberson (Image rights) |
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| Black body image by Paulo Moreira (Image rights) |
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| image by Yumi Abe (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 M42 adapters with the Fujica-ST-specific aperture coupling were offered in both the Tamron Adaptall and Vivitar TX systems of interchangeable lens mounts.
