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| − | == | + | The '''Mamiya Family''' - also known as the '''Mamiya Korvette''' (in Britain) and '''Saturn''', is a fixed-lens [[SLR]] made by [[Mamiya]] in Japan, introduced in 1962. |
| + | Features include an uncoupled [[selenium]] [[light meter]] (with the cell in front of the [[pentaprism]], and the scale fitted around the rewind crank, to the photographer's left) and a [[depth of field|depth-of-field]] scale based on coloured dots rather than numbers (the aperture markings have matching colours, as can be seen on the meter scale). Wide-angle and telephoto lens converters were available which fitted to the front of the fixed lens. | ||
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| + | ==Specifications== | ||
* Country of origin: Japan | * Country of origin: Japan | ||
* Manufacturer: [[Mamiya]] | * Manufacturer: [[Mamiya]] | ||
* Introduced: 1962 | * Introduced: 1962 | ||
| − | * Lens: fixed Mamiya-Sekor 48mm f/2.8, focussing 3.5ft - infinity | + | * Lens: fixed Mamiya-Sekor (or Mamiya-Kominar) 48mm f/2.8, focussing 3.5ft - infinity |
| − | * Shutter: [[Copal]] leaf, speeds 1/15-1/250 + B, with flash | + | * Shutter: [[Copal]] [[leaf shutter|leaf]], speeds 1/15-1/250 + B, with [[flash sync]]h |
| − | * Film: 35mm | + | * Film: [[35mm]], 36x24mm frames |
| − | * Metering: uncoupled selenium meter | + | * Metering: uncoupled [[selenium meter]] |
| − | + | == Links == | |
| − | * [http://herron.50megs.com/fixed-1.htm Mamiya Fixed-Lens SLR] on Ron Herron's [http://herron.50megs.com/index.html Collecting Mamiya 35mm site] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20210515203053/http://herron.50megs.com/fixed-1.htm Mamiya Fixed-Lens SLR] on Ron Herron's [https://web.archive.org/web/20170711091708/http://herron.50megs.com/index.html Collecting Mamiya 35mm site] (archived) |
| − | * [http://eddy.uni-duisburg.de/joerg/allerlei/mamiya/fixedlens.html Joerg Krueger's Mamiya Fixed Lens page] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050308161120/http://eddy.uni-duisburg.de/joerg/allerlei/mamiya/fixedlens.html Joerg Krueger's Mamiya Fixed Lens page] (archived) |
| + | * [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/mamiya/mamiya_family/mamiya_family.htm Mamiya Family user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
| + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/saturn/saturn.htm Mamiya Saturn user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
[[Category: M]] | [[Category: M]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:F|Family Mamiya]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Mamiya|Family]] |
[[Category: Japanese 35mm SLR]] | [[Category: Japanese 35mm SLR]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Japanese 35mm leaf shutter SLR]] | ||
[[Category: 1962]] | [[Category: 1962]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Fixed-lens 35mm SLR]] | ||
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The Mamiya Family - also known as the Mamiya Korvette (in Britain) and Saturn, is a fixed-lens SLR made by Mamiya in Japan, introduced in 1962. Features include an uncoupled selenium light meter (with the cell in front of the pentaprism, and the scale fitted around the rewind crank, to the photographer's left) and a depth-of-field scale based on coloured dots rather than numbers (the aperture markings have matching colours, as can be seen on the meter scale). Wide-angle and telephoto lens converters were available which fitted to the front of the fixed lens.
Specifications
- Country of origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Mamiya
- Introduced: 1962
- Lens: fixed Mamiya-Sekor (or Mamiya-Kominar) 48mm f/2.8, focussing 3.5ft - infinity
- Shutter: Copal leaf, speeds 1/15-1/250 + B, with flash synch
- Film: 35mm, 36x24mm frames
- Metering: uncoupled selenium meter
Links
- Mamiya Fixed-Lens SLR on Ron Herron's Collecting Mamiya 35mm site (archived)
- Joerg Krueger's Mamiya Fixed Lens page (archived)
- Mamiya Family user manual at Butkus.org
- Mamiya Saturn user manual at Butkus.org
