Mamiya Elca

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The Elca is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera made by Mamiya in 1958. It is notable as the first Japanese camera to have match-needle metering,[1] using a selenium meter cell, presumably made for Mamiya by Sekonic, which can accept Sekonic's booster cell to extend its usefulness to low light, as pictured here.

The camera has a coated Mamiya-Sekor 5 cm f/2.8 lens, focusing to 3.5 feet, and a Copal shutter with speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'; these are set on the second lens-ring. The shutter is synchronised, with a PC socket on the left of the lens barrel, and a cold shoe on the top plate.

The shutter release is the wedge-shaped button on the front right of the body, with a cable release socket above it. There is a delayed-action timer on the shutter barrel. Film advance is by a lever, and there is a folding crank for rewind.


Notes

  1. McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p643.