Konica Manbow
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The Konica Manbow is a compact camera introduced by the Japanese manufacturer Konica as their first weatherproof camera in 1987. Apart from flash photography use, it is basically a fully mechanical camera and is still operable without battery. It takes fixed focus, a mechanical shutter with fixed speed, manual film advance and rewind, and even the light meter is used for the purpose of illuminating the warning LED exclusively; the exposure itself is fixed once the film speed is set (e.g., F8 for ISO 100). It was superseded by the more electrically aided Manbow Woo in 1989.
This camera is also sold as the Konica Jump in some markets.
Specifications
- Release Date: July 1987
- Lens: Konica Lens 35mm F4 (4 elements in 4 groups)
- Exposure Control: Fixed exposure; an aperture is selected according to the film speed.
- Focus: Focus free (fixed focus), 1.1 m - infinity
- Shutter: Mechanical shutter, 1/125 sec. (fixed speed)
- Film Speed Range: ISO 100/200/400 (manual setting)
- Film Advance & Rewind: Manual advance (thumb-cog) and rewind
- Viewfinder: Albada type blight frame finder
- Built-in Flash: G.N.14 m (ISO100), two distance settings
- Body Color: Black, White/Yellow, White/Blue
- Other Features: Weatherproof (JIS 4th grade), Low light warning, Self-timer
- Power Source: One AA battery
- Dimensions: 128mm X 74mm X 49mm
- Weight: 230g (without battery)
