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Shutter is a Metax, B, and 1-400 speed
with self-timer and X flash synch. The
focus lever (which operates similar to the
Minolta Autocords) has a depth of field
indicator built into it.
The lens is a Meopta Belar 80/3.5f, single
coated, four element, three group tessar
design. The lens coating is very soft and
can be easily removed with ammonia
based lens cleaners. F stops are from 3.5f
to 22f, film wind is by knob with
automatic setting of the shutter. Filters
are a Meopta special bayonet 30 size, the
bayonets have only two lugs as opposed to
the more common Rollei and Yashica
bayonets with 3 lugs. The film chamber is baffled, and like the Minolta Autocord
cameras, the camera can be loaded with film while mounted on a tripod.
The backside of the
camera has a filter
compensation guide.
Right side view of the camera.
The ground glass is marked with superslide (4x4) and
35mm picture sizes. The ground glass does not have
a fresnel screen, so the view is not as bright as the
Yashicas and Autocords, but the view is brighter than
the early Rollies. Waist level finder has an action
finder for 120 and 35mm formats.