REVUE CAMERAS USING THE MINOX CASSETTE
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Same as the Yashica Atoron. It had a fixed-focus 18mm Yashinon f/2.8 lens (closes down to f/16). Shutter speeds of 1/45-1/250 and B. Built-in selenium meter. The meter provides a match-needle, programmed-type of exposure system which sets the f-stop and shutter speed in tandem -- just like on the Minolta MG. First, you dial in the film speed. Then, you point the camera at the subject. Lastly, you match the meter needle with a follower needle by turning a dial. This makes the exposure settings -- from 1/45 at f2.8 to 1/250 at f16. There are no manual settings for the aperture or the shutter speed, but the dial is marked in EV units. You can use a hand-held meter which reads out in EV (most older ones do), or simply remember that EV 12 is approximately the same as sunny-16. The meter face is marked with a "sunny day" symbol at EV12. Built-in sliding yellow filter. Other slip-on filters (80A and ND4) were available that covered the lens and the meter. Other accessories, such as a case and an AG flash unit were available. Shutter lock ring around shutter release. The Ministar, like the Atoron, came in two body styles; one was smooth, the other had a waffled surface. Many people report that this camera is a quality shooter. It did not have the push-pull film advance of the Minox, but used a film-advance tab -- a style later used on many 110 cameras. While the Ministar lens had a variable aperture (which Minox models lacked ), the Ministar lacked a focusing lens (which the Minox had). The Ministar depended on depth-of-field to get everything in focus.
Same as the Fuji MC-007, but under a different nameplate. Very similar to, if not the same as, the Acmel MD. The lens is a focusing 15 mm (f3.5). Shutter speeds of 2 secs - 1/500. Built in CDS meter -- EV 5-13 (ISO 100). Focus settings of infinity to 1 foot. Leuchtrahmensucher (finder) with two LED, a green one for "aperture is open" and a red one for "long time" (with a separate way/button to test "long time" like on the Minox C) ISO 25 - 400. Batteries CR-1/3N two pieces. 84mm x 37 mm x 21mm. Weight 55g.
Same as the Chadt M1. Often sold with a digital watch to put on the wristband when the camera was not in use.
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