Difference between revisions of "Mamiya Auto X-1000"
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The Mamiya Auto X-1000 (the Sekor name was dropped), was introduced in 1975, intended as the successor to the Mamiya/Sekor Auto XTL. | The Mamiya Auto X-1000 (the Sekor name was dropped), was introduced in 1975, intended as the successor to the Mamiya/Sekor Auto XTL. | ||
Similar in most functions to the XTL, the Auto X-1000 also provided exposure warnings in the finder. Where the XTL was black-and-chrome, the X-1000 featured an all-black finish (and had no leather insert on the prism cover). It also had no motor-drive connection. Like the XTL, it uses one (1) MS-76 or equivalent battery. It was also designed to use Mamiya ES series bayonet-mount lenses, but those lens barrels were covered with a checkerboard-pattern sleeve instead of the fluted and tapered barrel of the Auto XTL. | Similar in most functions to the XTL, the Auto X-1000 also provided exposure warnings in the finder. Where the XTL was black-and-chrome, the X-1000 featured an all-black finish (and had no leather insert on the prism cover). It also had no motor-drive connection. Like the XTL, it uses one (1) MS-76 or equivalent battery. It was also designed to use Mamiya ES series bayonet-mount lenses, but those lens barrels were covered with a checkerboard-pattern sleeve instead of the fluted and tapered barrel of the Auto XTL. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://mamiya-xtl.joerg-mueck.de Mamiya X-Series homepage of J. Mueck] | * [http://mamiya-xtl.joerg-mueck.de Mamiya X-Series homepage of J. Mueck] | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://mamiya35collectors.com/XTL.htm Ron Herron's "Collecting Mamiya 35mm Cameras"] |
Revision as of 14:37, 30 January 2006
The Mamiya Auto X-1000 (the Sekor name was dropped), was introduced in 1975, intended as the successor to the Mamiya/Sekor Auto XTL. Similar in most functions to the XTL, the Auto X-1000 also provided exposure warnings in the finder. Where the XTL was black-and-chrome, the X-1000 featured an all-black finish (and had no leather insert on the prism cover). It also had no motor-drive connection. Like the XTL, it uses one (1) MS-76 or equivalent battery. It was also designed to use Mamiya ES series bayonet-mount lenses, but those lens barrels were covered with a checkerboard-pattern sleeve instead of the fluted and tapered barrel of the Auto XTL.
A remarkably-made piece of equipment, with sharp, contrasty lenses, the Mamiya Auto X-1000 is a rare find today, and extremely rare to find in good condition, since production was limited to just one year.
