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The '''Vivitar 35EE''' is a [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] with automatic exposure,  made  for [[Vivitar]] in the later 1970s. It is a simpler version of the [[Vivitar 35ES]] with a slower lens.
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The '''Vivitar 35EE''' is a [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] with automatic exposure,  made  for [[Vivitar]] (probably by [[Chinon]] or [[Cosina]]) in the mid-1970s. It is a simpler version of the [[Vivitar 35ES]] with a slower lens. The design owes a debt to the [[Konica C35]] and [[Minolta]] '''Hi-matic'''.
This camera was also branded as the '''Revue 400S''', [[Chinon 35EE]], '''GAF Memo ET''', and possibly the '''Prinz 35E(E)''' from [[Dixons]].
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This camera was also branded as the '''Revue 400S''', [[Chinon 35EE]], '''GAF Memo ET''', '''Cosina 35''' and the '''Prinz 35E''' from [[Dixons]].
 
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Revision as of 00:35, 14 March 2010

The Vivitar 35EE is a 35mm rangefinder camera with automatic exposure, made for Vivitar (probably by Chinon or Cosina) in the mid-1970s. It is a simpler version of the Vivitar 35ES with a slower lens. The design owes a debt to the Konica C35 and Minolta Hi-matic. This camera was also branded as the Revue 400S, Chinon 35EE, GAF Memo ET, Cosina 35 and the Prinz 35E from Dixons.

Specifications

  • Lens: 38mm f/2.8 (4 elements, 3 groups) with 46mm filter thread.
  • Focusing Range: 0.9m to infinity.
  • Auto-exposure via CdS "electric eye" above lens.
  • Shutter speeds: 1/30-1/650s, plus B (only at f/2.8).
  • Film speed: ISO 25-400.
  • Viewfinder info: Overexposure and underexposure warning zones and low-light signal.
  • Flashmatic system with X-sync on hot shoe and PC-socket @ 1/25s. (Guide number scale on sticker on camera back).
  • Battery: Originally took a PX625 mercury cell.

Links

  • Lionel's Vivitar 35EE page, with french text, English specs.