Minolta Maxxum 7000 First Auto Focu SLR Film Camera

Minolta announced the first Auto Focus SLR camera in 1985.   The shutter speed is from 1/2000 to 30 seconds and "bulb". Other features include Auto film loading, auto set film speed with DX-coded films.  The rewind is using power rewind. The Minolta 7000 had its AF sensors and the focusing drive inside the camera body.  Minolta designed a new lens mount called A mount. The A lens mount is still using in Sony DSLR, hence Minolta A mount lens can be mount on Sony DSLR. 

1. Minolta SR-T Super SLR Film Camera

Minolta is Single lens reflex camera with through-the-lens CLC (Contrast Light Compensator) meter.   The meter is designed to  couple the shutter and film speed (ASA6-6400).  It has mechanical colth focal plane shutter (1-1/1000 sec plus B). The flash synchronized shutter is 1-1/60 sec.

 

Canon FTB 35mm SLR camera

Canon FTB SLR was produced in 1971.  It features a quick load mechanism for loading film.  The FTb use FD lenses and include the features of  maximum-aperture TTL metering,  match-needle exposure adjustment, 12% partial metering at the center, and stop-down TTL metering.

Centon DF300 35mm SLR camera

DF-300 is a 35mm film SLR . DF-300 was derived from Minolta X300, X370s and X-7A. It was also delivered as the Vivitar V50 and Seagull DF-300x. Centon the name is a brand name of British retailer Jessop.  The 50mm F1.8 lens take sharp and crispy pictures.

It is quite inexpensive to get one from ebay for around US$40 and up depending on the condition of the camera.

Centon DF-300 has the following features: 50mm F1.8 standard; Aperture priority; Manual; 1984 vintage; Minolta MD mount; Price=3 cup of Starbucks or one Big Mac combo or two Dim Sum plates.

Olympus OM2N

Olympus OM2N is an upgrade version of the innovative OM1 It is automatic exposure system with an aperture-preferred shutter. Fully manual shooting is incorporated. The size of the camera is much smaller than the conventional SLR from other manufacturers. The exposure range is between 1/1000 to 1s with bulb shutter.  Olympus incorporated a off-the-film (OTF) TTL exposure metering which claims to provide more accurate light measurement.

Olympus OM-10 Film Camera

Olympus OM-10 was announced in 1979 as the cheapest of OM SLR lines.  It is an aperture priority 35mm film camera.  An adapter was sold separately to allow change of shutter.  The camera came with a sharp and contrasty 50mm F1.8 lens.  Olympus was famous to cut down the size of the then SLR camera. The camera was much smaller and lighter than the competition.  The present Olympus EM-5 DSLR camera bears the similar styling of the OM-10.

Classic Olympus XA Rangefinder Film Camera

Olympus XA was announced in 1979.  It is a small camera about the the size of a small palm. It has a rangefinder with 35mm F2.8 Zuiko lens.  A small flash (A11) can be attached on the left side of the camera. The camera rangefinder is used for focusing. The camera is very capable to take good quality of photographs. The shutter speed can be adjusted between 10 seconds to 1/500 and is quiet.  The ISO range is between 25 to 800.  Dimension is 102x64.5x40 mm.

Old Camera - Kiev 4am

Kiev 4am is an classic 35mm rangefinder camera based on Contax design.  The viewfinder and rangefinder use the same window for focusing and aiming.  The lens mount is the Contax rangefinder mount which allow to use the prewar Contax rangefinders lenses made for this mount. The Kiev 4am were produced between 1980-87with the choice of Helios-103 53mm f/1.8 or Jupiter-8M 50mm f/2.

Kiev 4am Rangefinder Camera

Leica M-A Film Range Finder Camera

Leica M-A is a 35 mm mechanical film range -finder camera announced in 2014 Photokina. The camera is available in black or  silver chrome color. The M-System is a photographic legend which celebrating its 60th birthday in 2014. It is a mechanical camera without a light meter and does not use battery. There is a 0.72x Bright Line Viewfinder with selectable Image Field Frame Lines and focal Plane Shutter: Up to 1/1000 Sec.  The flash can sync at 1/50 Sec.  The lens is 16-135mm M-Mount Lenses.  On the rear there is a ISO reminder dial.  The top and cover is chromed bass.  The camera is made in Germany.