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| − | [[Minolta]] launched this rangefinder camera in 1967. It had an automatic mode for flash photography ("Easy Flash"). Therefore it had a [[guide number]] selector. A hot shoe for the flash gave further ease of flash usage. For manual exposure selection it offered shutter priority mode with preselection of five exposure times from 1/30 sec to 1/500 sec. The frame viewfinder was coupled to a superimposed rangefinder and had a mechanical horizontal parallax correction. For vertical parallax only a parallax arrow. The CdS exposure meter's aperture value proposal for the automatic aperture was visible through the finder, at the right side of the viewfinder image. The lens, a [[Rokkor]] 1:2,7/38mm, had only 4 elements in three groups, and a Seiko shutter. The meter's "eye" was placed within the filter ring of the lens. | + | [[Minolta]] launched this rangefinder camera in 1967. It had an automatic mode for flash photography ("Easy Flash"). Therefore it had a [[guide number]] selector. A [[hot shoe]] for the flash gave further ease of flash usage. For manual exposure selection it offered [[shutter priority]] mode with preselection of five exposure times from 1/30 sec to 1/500 sec. The frame viewfinder was coupled to a superimposed [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] and had a mechanical horizontal [[parallax]] correction. For vertical parallax only a parallax arrow. The [[CdS]] [[Light meter|exposure meter]]'s aperture value proposal for the automatic aperture was visible through the finder, at the right side of the viewfinder image. The lens, a [[Rokkor]] 1:2,7/38mm, had only 4 elements in three groups, and a Seiko shutter. The meter's "eye" was placed within the filter ring of the lens. |
| + | This camera requires a battery to function. It was originally designed to take a PX13 or [[PX625]] [[Mercury Cells|mercury battery]], but nowadays a 1.35v MRB625 [[Wein]] Cell would be required. | ||
| + | == Links == | ||
| + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/minolta/minolta_al-f/minolta_al-f.htm Minolta AL-F user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
| + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=597 Minolta AL-F], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11570 Minolta AL-F] and [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/album_notices_K_O/minolta_al_f/index.html Notice] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French) | ||
| + | * [http://www.thecamerasite.lauro.fi/02_Rangefinders/Pages/minoltahima.htm Minolta AL-F] at [http://www.thecamerasite.lauro.fi The Camera Site] by Reijo Lauro | ||
[[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]] | [[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Minolta]] | + | [[Category: Minolta|AL-F]] |
[[Category: M]] | [[Category: M]] | ||
| − | [[Category: A| | + | [[Category: A|AL-F Minolta]] |
Latest revision as of 07:13, 31 January 2022
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| Minolta AL-F image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
Minolta launched this rangefinder camera in 1967. It had an automatic mode for flash photography ("Easy Flash"). Therefore it had a guide number selector. A hot shoe for the flash gave further ease of flash usage. For manual exposure selection it offered shutter priority mode with preselection of five exposure times from 1/30 sec to 1/500 sec. The frame viewfinder was coupled to a superimposed rangefinder and had a mechanical horizontal parallax correction. For vertical parallax only a parallax arrow. The CdS exposure meter's aperture value proposal for the automatic aperture was visible through the finder, at the right side of the viewfinder image. The lens, a Rokkor 1:2,7/38mm, had only 4 elements in three groups, and a Seiko shutter. The meter's "eye" was placed within the filter ring of the lens. This camera requires a battery to function. It was originally designed to take a PX13 or PX625 mercury battery, but nowadays a 1.35v MRB625 Wein Cell would be required.
Links
- Minolta AL-F user manual at Butkus.org
- Minolta AL-F, Minolta AL-F and Notice on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
- Minolta AL-F at The Camera Site by Reijo Lauro
