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* [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/auto_afl.cfm?message=1 AFL Quickflash] and [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/zoom_afl-t.cfm?message=1 AFL-T] on Olympus Global History.
 
* [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/auto_afl.cfm?message=1 AFL Quickflash] and [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/zoom_afl-t.cfm?message=1 AFL-T] on Olympus Global History.
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/olympus/html/olympus_AFL_T.php AFL-T] on collection-appareils.fr
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/olympus/html/olympus_AFL_T.php AFL-T] on collection-appareils.fr
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Revision as of 20:15, 1 June 2011

The Olympus AFL Quick Flash series of 35mm compact cameras were some of the first mass-produced autofocus cameras manufactured by Olympus and were so advanced for their time that they were priced almost as highly as SLRs.
The original AFL (1984) had a 38mm f/2.8 lens (4 elements in 3 groups) and a built-in flash that recharged in just 1.5 seconds. It was nicknamed "Picasso" in Japan and was one of the first cameras to use a non-replaceable lithium battery. The AFL-S (1986) added DX-decoding. The S stood for "standard" and an auxiliary telephoto attachment was available. The battery this time was a replaceable 6V lithium. The AFL-T (also 1986) had a 60mm (f/4.5, 8 elements) telephoto lens built-in, and could switch to a wider 36mm (f/2.8 4 elements) on the flick of a button.

Common to all three models:

  • Autofocus.
  • Automatic exposure.
  • Quickly recharging flash.
  • Shutter speeds from 1/8-1/500s.
  • Self-timer.
  • Tripod socket.

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