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This was a [[35mm]] [[toy camera]] given out free with subscriptions of Time Magazine. Unlike other toy cameras, however, the lens is actually of reasonable quality and made of glass, and the pictures it takes are fairly sharp. Identical models were made and given out with Sports Illustrated, as well as sold cheaply. There is a standard [[hot shoe]] on the top of the camera, and several other features not usually found on toy cameras, such as a coupled [[frame counter]].
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This was a [[35mm]] [[toy camera]] given out free with subscriptions of Time Magazine. Unlike other toy cameras, however, the lens is actually of reasonable quality and made of glass, and the pictures it takes are fairly sharp. While the Time Magazine badging is the best known, the camera was also distributed with Sports Illustrated, Franka, Caesars, and other badging. There is a standard [[hot shoe]] on the top of the camera, and several other features not usually found on toy cameras, such as a coupled [[frame counter]].
  
<div class="plainlinks floatright">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/artysmokes/4425926352/in/pool-camerapedia http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4425926352_9425339b8c.jpg]<br/>Another badging variant of the same camera, image by Arty Smokes.<br/>The Time Magazine camera is just one variant of these cameras with the "Optical Color Lens".</div>
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|image_text= Camera with Franka badging
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|image_text= Camera with Caesars badging
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===Technical data:===
  
 
*[[Fixed focus]] 50mm single-element glass lens ("Kinetic" Optical Color Lens)
 
*[[Fixed focus]] 50mm single-element glass lens ("Kinetic" Optical Color Lens)

Revision as of 22:55, 15 February 2011


This was a 35mm toy camera given out free with subscriptions of Time Magazine. Unlike other toy cameras, however, the lens is actually of reasonable quality and made of glass, and the pictures it takes are fairly sharp. While the Time Magazine badging is the best known, the camera was also distributed with Sports Illustrated, Franka, Caesars, and other badging. There is a standard hot shoe on the top of the camera, and several other features not usually found on toy cameras, such as a coupled frame counter.

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Technical data:

  • Fixed focus 50mm single-element glass lens ("Kinetic" Optical Color Lens)
  • One shutter speed of about 1/100th sec, no B
  • Variable aperture from about f/5.6 to about f/16 (marked as "cloudy" to "sunny"
  • Viewfinder