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The Olympus AFL Quick Flash series of cameras were some of the first mass-produced cameras manufactured by Olympus and were so advanced for their time that they were priced almost as highly as SLRs.
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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.
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The '''Olympus AFL Quick Flash''' series of [[35mm]] [[compact camera]]s 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 [[SLR]]s.
The AFL-S (1986) added DX-decoding. The S stood for "standard" and an auxillary telephoto attachment was available. The battery this time was a replaceable 6V lithium.
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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.
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The original '''AFL''' (1984) has 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.
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The '''AFL-S''' (1986) added [[DX coding|DX-decoding]]. The S stood for "standard" and an auxiliary telephoto attachment was available. The battery this time was a replaceable 6V lithium.
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The '''AFL-T''' is discussed in [[Olympus AFL-T|an article of its own]].
  
 
Common to all three models:
 
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* Shutter speeds from 1/8-1/500s.
 
* Shutter speeds from 1/8-1/500s.
 
* Self-timer.
 
* Self-timer.
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*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/25797459@N06/albums/72157681453786276/ Olympus AFL user manual] by Flick user [https://www.flickr.com/people/25797459@N06/ zaphad1]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210161547/http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/auto_afl.cfm?message=1 AFL Quickflash] on Olympus Global History (archived).
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/olympus/olympus_quick_flash_afl-s/olympus_quick_flash_afl-s.htm Olympus Quick Flash AFL-S PDF manual (Eng, Fr, Ger, Sp)] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Butkus' OrphanCameras.com]
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/olympus/olympus_quick_flash_afl/olympus_quick_flash_afl.htm Olympus Quick Flash AFL PDF manual (Eng, Fr, Ger, Sp)] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Butkus' OrphanCameras.com]
  
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 21 January 2022

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) has 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 is discussed in an article of its own.

Common to all three models:

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

Links