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| − | The '''Seagull DF-300''' is a SLR camera body with Minolta SR-bayonet. 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 factory. Name variants branded Safari, Centon, and Carena were also sold, and the [[Vivitar V50]] seems to be the same camera. | + | The '''Seagull DF-300''' is a [[SLR]] camera body with [[Minolta]] SR-bayonet. 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 factory. Name variants branded Safari, Centon, and Carena were also sold, and the [[Vivitar V50]] seems to be the same camera. |
===specifications=== | ===specifications=== | ||
| − | *Type: SLR body | + | *Type: [[SLR]] body |
*Manufacturer: [[Seagull]] | *Manufacturer: [[Seagull]] | ||
| − | *Film: 35mm | + | *Film: [[35mm]] |
*Lens mount: Minolta SR-bayonet with aperture release tappet for Minolta MC and MD lenses | *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. | + | *Shutter: quartz-controlled [[focal plane shutter]], speeds 4 sec. to 1/1000 sec. |
*Viewfinder: pentaprism finder, screen with micro-prism and split image for distance setting | *Viewfinder: pentaprism finder, screen with micro-prism and split image for distance setting | ||
| − | *Metering: integral center-weighted measuring with photo diode | + | *[[Light meter|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) | *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 | + | *[[Self-timer]]: Electronic timer with red [[LED]] signal |
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Revision as of 01:39, 2 January 2012
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| DF-300 with Rokkor lens image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
The Seagull DF-300 is a SLR camera body with Minolta SR-bayonet. 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 factory. Name variants branded Safari, Centon, and Carena were also sold, and the Vivitar V50 seems to be the same camera.
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.
- 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
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| Name variant "Safari DF-300" image by Thumpr455 (Image rights) |
