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+ | The '''Minolta AF-DL''', '''Freedom DL''' or '''Freedom Dual''' are easy-to-use all-automatic compact cameras for 35mm film introduced by [[Minolta]] circa 1987. The on/off-switch opens and shuts the two-part lens cover. A red button allows switching the lens from wide-angle focus to standard focus and vice versa. This is the meaning of "DL": dual lens. Like the [[Olympus Infinity Twin]], this concept was a sort of halfway point before zoom lenses become obligatory on point-and-shoot models. | ||
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+ | The camera has automatic film transport, auto-focus with focus hold option (by pushing the shutter release button halfways), and automatic activation of the built-in flash. It may have been produced in Malaysia. | ||
* Lens: 1:3,5/35mm, switchable to 1:5,6/50mm | * Lens: 1:3,5/35mm, switchable to 1:5,6/50mm | ||
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* Exposure: subject weighted metering, programmed automatic exposure | * Exposure: subject weighted metering, programmed automatic exposure | ||
* Viewfinder: magnification changes when lens is switched | * Viewfinder: magnification changes when lens is switched | ||
− | * | + | * Power: 6v lithium DL223A or 4 AAA batteries |
− | * | + | * Weight: 275 g without the 4 AAA-batteries |
+ | * Dimensions: 132 x 69,5 x 51 mm | ||
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+ | The camera had a yellow "brother" with the same technical data, the [[Minolta Weathermatic 35 DL]] underwater camera. | ||
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+ | |image_text= US-market Freedom Dual | ||
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+ | |image_text= Freedom DL | ||
+ | |image_by= Russell McNeil | ||
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− | + | == Links == | |
+ | *[http://www.massimoscottinelweb.com/Immagini%20ridotte%20per%20SITO%20web/Minolta%20pubblicit%C3%A0%20e%20cataloghi%20d%27epoca/Libretti%20di%20Istruzione/AF-DL%20-%20Freedom%20DL%20Owner%27s%20Manual%20E-G-F-S%209222-0483-16%20P706-A3.pdf Minolta AF-DL user manual (pdf)] at [http://www.massimoscottinelweb.com/ Massimo Scotti nel Web] | ||
+ | *[http://progsch.net/mediawiki2/index.php?title=Minolta_AF-DL AF-DL] in [http://progsch.net/mediawiki2 Minowiki] (German) | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Japanese 35mm autofocus]] |
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+ | [[Category:Minolta|Af-DL]] | ||
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[[Category:Malaysia]] | [[Category:Malaysia]] |
Latest revision as of 07:24, 1 February 2022
image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
The Minolta AF-DL, Freedom DL or Freedom Dual are easy-to-use all-automatic compact cameras for 35mm film introduced by Minolta circa 1987. The on/off-switch opens and shuts the two-part lens cover. A red button allows switching the lens from wide-angle focus to standard focus and vice versa. This is the meaning of "DL": dual lens. Like the Olympus Infinity Twin, this concept was a sort of halfway point before zoom lenses become obligatory on point-and-shoot models.
The camera has automatic film transport, auto-focus with focus hold option (by pushing the shutter release button halfways), and automatic activation of the built-in flash. It may have been produced in Malaysia.
- Lens: 1:3,5/35mm, switchable to 1:5,6/50mm
- Autofocus: infrared
- Films: 35mm films of 100 ASA or 400 ASA film speed
- Exposure: subject weighted metering, programmed automatic exposure
- Viewfinder: magnification changes when lens is switched
- Power: 6v lithium DL223A or 4 AAA batteries
- Weight: 275 g without the 4 AAA-batteries
- Dimensions: 132 x 69,5 x 51 mm
The camera had a yellow "brother" with the same technical data, the Minolta Weathermatic 35 DL underwater camera.
US-market Freedom Dual image by Dan Iggers (Image rights) |
Freedom DL image by Russell McNeil (Image rights) |
Links
- Minolta AF-DL user manual (pdf) at Massimo Scotti nel Web
- AF-DL in Minowiki (German)