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|image_text= Second version ST801 With non-standard 55mm/1.4  Revuenon Auto lens
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== Feature summary ==
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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.
  
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* M42 mount
 
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* average light meter, LEDs
 
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* open aperture metering
 
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* time up to 1/2000 s
 
  
  
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== Feature summary ==
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* [[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]].<ref>A similar M42 mount modification had premiered on the short-lived [[Olympus FTL]].</ref> 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.
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* [[TTL]] average [[light meter]], with [[LED]]s
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* Open-aperture metering using silicon photocells, more sensitive and faster-responding than [[CdS|CdS cells]]
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* Shutter speeds up to 1/2000 s
  
 
== Pros and Cons ==
 
== Pros and Cons ==
  
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=== Pros ===
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'''Pros'''
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* Very bright viewfinder (probably brightest finder on an M42 body, save the [[Bessaflex TM|Bessaflex]])
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*  [[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.
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* 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>
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* Very compact for its time.
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'''Cons'''
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* Stop-down metering has to be used with non-Fujinon lenses<ref name="AdaptallTX" />
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* Only 1/60th sec [[flash sync]]hronisation
  
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* very bright viewfinder (probably next brightest to Bessaflex)
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==Gallery==
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* LEDs of the light meter are visible in adverse light conditions
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* open aperture metering (works with Fujinon EBC lenses)
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* very compact
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|image_text= First version Body only
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|image_by= Joel Emberson
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=== Cons ===
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|image_text= Second version Black body with Chinon lens
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|image_by= Paulo Moreira
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|image_by= Yumi Abe
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* open aperture makes the M42 mount non standard. Some of the non-Fuji lenses might not be able to get infinity focus.
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==Notes==
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* metering is cumbersome if non-Fuji lenses are used. You need to set the camera in "manual" mode where the aperture is closed - step back from automatic lenses
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* slow flash synchronisation
 
  
 
== Links ==  
 
== Links ==  
  
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[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/fujica/fujica_801/fujica_801.htm Fujica st801 Manual]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/fujica/fujica_801/fujica_801.htm Fujica ST801 Manual] at [http://www.orphancameras.com Mike Bukus Orphan Cameras]  
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10239 Fujica ST801] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20211113222818/https://www.beautycameras.com/fujica-st801 Fujica ST801] (archived) from John Bear's Beautycameras.com
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[[Category: Japanese 35mm SLR]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 35mm SLR]]
 
[[Category: 42mm screw mount]]
 
[[Category: 42mm screw mount]]
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[[Category: Fuji]]  
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[[Category: 1972]]
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[[Category:Fuji|ST801]]
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[[Category:S|ST801 Fuji]]
 
[[Category: F]]
 
[[Category: F]]

Latest revision as of 15:35, 18 February 2023

3879050762_fbc37dee29.jpg
Second version ST801 With non-standard 55mm/1.4 Revuenon Auto lens
image by Kimmo Kulovesi (Image rights)

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.[1] 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[2]
  • Very compact for its time.

Cons

Gallery

4320709032_8e3988441b_n.jpg
First version Body only
image by Joel Emberson (Image rights)
14822326286_236879842f_n.jpg
Second version Black body with Chinon lens
image by Paulo Moreira (Image rights)
10768806716_6d684cd926.jpg
image by Yumi Abe (Image rights)


Notes

  1. ↑ A similar M42 mount modification had premiered on the short-lived Olympus FTL.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 M42 adapters with the Fujica-ST-specific aperture coupling were offered in both the Tamron Adaptall and Vivitar TX systems of interchangeable lens mounts.

Links

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