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− | The Olympus AFL Quick Flash series of [[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 SLRs. | + | 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 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. | 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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Olympus Quick Flash AFL and AFL-S photographed by Arty Smokes (Image rights) |
Olympus AFL-T photographed by Arty Smokes (Image rights) |
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.
Links
- AFL Quickflash and AFL-T on Olympus Global History.
- AFL-T on collection-appareils.fr