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The '''Revue DF-300''' is a [[SLR]] camera body with [[Minolta]] SR-bayonet mount. It is a licensed copy of the Minolta X-300, and was sold only in Germany through the Foto-Quelle chain of photography stores. It can be used with most of the lenses which are made for [[Minolta]]'s manual focus SLRs. On the back it is marked "Shanghai China, licensed by Minolta". It's a licensed copy of Minolta's [[Minolta X-300|'''X-300''']] which was produced in the same Shanghai General Camera Factory. Name variants branded Safari, [[Centon DF-300|Centon]], and Carena were also sold, and the [[Vivitar V50]] seems to be the same camera, as well as [[Soligor]]'s SR-300 MD. | The '''Revue DF-300''' is a [[SLR]] camera body with [[Minolta]] SR-bayonet mount. It is a licensed copy of the Minolta X-300, and was sold only in Germany through the Foto-Quelle chain of photography stores. It can be used with most of the lenses which are made for [[Minolta]]'s manual focus SLRs. On the back it is marked "Shanghai China, licensed by Minolta". It's a licensed copy of Minolta's [[Minolta X-300|'''X-300''']] which was produced in the same Shanghai General Camera Factory. Name variants branded Safari, [[Centon DF-300|Centon]], and Carena were also sold, and the [[Vivitar V50]] seems to be the same camera, as well as [[Soligor]]'s SR-300 MD. | ||
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*Exposure: manual setting, or shutter speed automatically controlled by [[Light meter|meter]] ([[EV]] 1 to 18, with LED speed scale in viewfinder) | *Exposure: manual setting, or shutter speed automatically controlled by [[Light meter|meter]] ([[EV]] 1 to 18, with LED speed scale in viewfinder) | ||
*[[Self-timer]]: Electronic timer with red [[LED]] signal | *[[Self-timer]]: Electronic timer with red [[LED]] signal | ||
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* [[Seagull DF-300|Samyang DF-400x]] | * [[Seagull DF-300|Samyang DF-400x]] | ||
* [[Seagull DF-300|Kinon X-380]] | * [[Seagull DF-300|Kinon X-380]] | ||
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[[Category:Revue|DF-300]] | [[Category:Revue|DF-300]] | ||
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The Revue DF-300 is a SLR camera body with Minolta SR-bayonet mount. It is a licensed copy of the Minolta X-300, and was sold only in Germany through the Foto-Quelle chain of photography stores. It can be used with most of the lenses which are made for Minolta's manual focus SLRs. On the back it is marked "Shanghai China, licensed by Minolta". It's a licensed copy of Minolta's X-300 which was produced in the same Shanghai General Camera Factory. Name variants branded Safari, Centon, and Carena were also sold, and the Vivitar V50 seems to be the same camera, as well as Soligor's SR-300 MD.
Specifications
- Type: SLR body
- Manufacturer: Seagull
- Film: 35mm
- Lens mount: Minolta SR-bayonet with aperture release tappet for Minolta MC and MD lenses
- Shutter: quartz-controlled focal plane shutter, speeds 4 sec. to 1/1000 sec. (auto), 1 sec. to 1/1000 sec. (manual)
- Viewfinder: pentaprism finder, screen with micro-prism and split image for distance setting
- Metering: integral center-weighted measuring with photo diode
- Exposure: manual setting, or shutter speed automatically controlled by meter (EV 1 to 18, with LED speed scale in viewfinder)
- Self-timer: Electronic timer with red LED signal
Variants
The follolwing cameras are all copies of the Minolta X-300 (Minolta X-370):
