Miranda TM

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The TM was an SLR for 35mm film by Miranda, introduced in 1974. It is based on the Miranda Sensomat RE but uses 42mm threaded lenses, aka Praktica/Pentax screw mount. The use of this lens mount was intended to widen the appeal of the Miranda.

The other main difference between the Sensomat RE and the TM was in the metering switch. The RE had one button that switched-on the meter and stopped-down the diaphragm, an a second that re-opened the diaphragm, should the user wish to re-focus. The TM had a single button to perform both functions. In both cameras, the only way to switch-off the meter was to trip the shutter, which also re-opened the diaphragm.

The Miranda TM was re-badged as the Soligor and Pallas (German) TM.

Briefly, the TMs offered stop-down, TTL metering, using a Cds light cell placed behind slots cut in the reflex mirror. The metering pattern was bottom-weighted partial. Shutter speeds ranged from 1 sec., to 1/1000th, but in common with many Miranda models, the full range of speeds were not always within the coupling range of the meter. In other words, the highest shutter speeds could not be accessed with very slow ASA settings, and the lower shutter speeds were unavailable with the highest ASA settings.

In common with all Miranda cameras (except the dx-3), the finders were interchangeable. The TM was superseded by the TM II in 1975. The differences between the TM and TM II are unclear.

Links

• The Miranda TM badged as Soligor TM at forum.xitek.com [1] (east asian language)

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