OT: Enablement - Monolta AL-F

[P. J. Alling]

Face it Jens, you've started collection.  You're doomed...

Jens Bladt wrote:
> I have a weekness for old rangefiinders.
> I just got a Minolta AL-F - for 20 USD. Introduced in 1967 but it looks like
> new.
>
> After adjusting the rangefinder and supplying it with a battery, it works
> perfectly.
> It has a funny flash system:
> You must dial in the Guide Number of the flash you are using, which must be
> set to Manual.
> The the camera will set the apperture accordingly and furthermore adjsust it
> corresponding to the focusing distance.
> Quite clever..
>
> The only draw back is that the slowest shutter speed is 1/30 sec's.
> And no manual override.
> Nevertheless, this camera i s capable of producing sharp results:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/heather/39997899/in/set-907116/ (not my
> photograph)
>
> Regards
>
> Jens Bladt
>
> http://www.jensbladt.dk
> +45 56 63 77 11
>
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