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The ''Quickmatic'' series were the only [[Olympus]] cameras to use [[126 film]].
 
The ''Quickmatic'' series were the only [[Olympus]] cameras to use [[126 film]].
  
The '''Quickmatic EE S''' was a simple viewfinder camera with a hot shoe and a selenium meter driving a programmed exposure (Electric Eye or EE). The meter window was around the lens. There were two variants, one with a Zuiko 36mm f:2.8 lens, the other with a Zuiko 36mm f:3.5 lens.
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The '''Quickmatic EE S''' was a simple [[viewfinder camera]] with a [[hot shoe]] and a [[selenium meter]] driving a programmed exposure (Electric Eye or EE). The meter window was around the lens. There were two variants, one with a [[Zuiko]] 36mm f:2.8 lens, the other with a Zuiko 36mm f:3.5 lens.
  
 
The '''Quickmatic EE M''' was a similar camera with motorized advance and a socket for flash cubes instead of the hot shoe. It only existed with the 4 element Zuiko 36mm f:2.8 lens.
 
The '''Quickmatic EE M''' was a similar camera with motorized advance and a socket for flash cubes instead of the hot shoe. It only existed with the 4 element Zuiko 36mm f:2.8 lens.
  
The '''Quickmatic 600''' was another simple viewfinder camera, with a socket for flash cubes and a CdS meter driving a programmed exposure. The lens was a 5 element Zuiko 38mm f:2.8. Two variations existed with different locations for the release button.
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The '''Quickmatic 600''' was another simple viewfinder camera, with a socket for [[flashcubes|flash cubes]] and a [[CdS|CdS meter]] driving a programmed exposure. The lens was a 5 element Zuiko 38mm f:2.8. Two variations existed with different locations for the release button.
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?OlympusQm-EEM.html~mainFrame Quickmatic] on [http://www.photoethnography.com/ Photoethnography] by Karen Nakamura
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/olympus/olympus_quickmatic-eem/olympus_quickmatic-eem.htm Olympus Quickmatic-EEM instruction manual] from Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
  
[[Category: 126 film cameras]]
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[[Category: Japanese 126 film]]
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[[Category: Olympus|Quickmatic]]
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[[Category: Q|Quickmatic, Olympus]]

Latest revision as of 05:08, 13 August 2020

The Quickmatic series were the only Olympus cameras to use 126 film.

The Quickmatic EE S was a simple viewfinder camera with a hot shoe and a selenium meter driving a programmed exposure (Electric Eye or EE). The meter window was around the lens. There were two variants, one with a Zuiko 36mm f:2.8 lens, the other with a Zuiko 36mm f:3.5 lens.

The Quickmatic EE M was a similar camera with motorized advance and a socket for flash cubes instead of the hot shoe. It only existed with the 4 element Zuiko 36mm f:2.8 lens.

The Quickmatic 600 was another simple viewfinder camera, with a socket for flash cubes and a CdS meter driving a programmed exposure. The lens was a 5 element Zuiko 38mm f:2.8. Two variations existed with different locations for the release button.


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