The Olympus AF-10 XB (Infinity 10 XB in the US) was a fully automatic 35mm compact camera with an extra-large viewfinder. It was the last in the Olympus AF series and was made in China.
Lens: 29mm, f/4.5
Autofocus with focus lock.
Auto-exposure.
Auto-flash that can be disabled.
Self-timer.
Integrated lens cover.
LCD for frame counter and battery check.
Film advance: Motordrive and power rewind.
Tripod socket.
Power: 3V 123 lithium battery.
Cheap fixed lens Kodak, with a design as cheap as the camera. Ugly it may be, but it has some very interesting features for a camera sold in blisters by convenience stores.
First, the lens is a 29 mm "all glass ektanar", meaning a dead slow wide angle of 5,6, but a relief from the common 35 mm. There are suprising details on this camera, like the projected viewfinder lines and AF mark, doesn't seem to be a cheap choice. There are soft rubber covers where you hold the camera, not cold plastic.Then there is a LCD at the rear with the usual flash modes, infinity focus and it is even back lit in indigo blue by pushing a button, nice.
The most interesting thing is the Kodak easy load 35 system that I was completely unaware of. There is no back door on the camera. The system is remarkably similar to the APS loading system, a small transparent door, all you have to so is to put the tip of the film in a slot and close the door. The camera automatically winds the film and locks the door, making it impossible to open the door by mistake. The system is really impressive and fool proof (literally!).
The Kodak KE60 has 29mm all glass lens with a programmed shutter speeds of 1/60 to 1/400 seconds.
Apertures is f/5.6. The focus range is Daylight 1.5ft (0.5m) to infinity. The viewfinder is projected image, centrespotted-aiming
circle, macro correction.
This camera has to special option modes:
Portrait mode – allows you to take sharp, close-up pictures of people.
Infinity-focus - you can capture sharp, distant scenery for outdoor picture-taking
Flash is built in, with a recycle time of 6 seconds. Flash modes on this camera are: Flash Off, Fill Flash, Night
view with flash, and night view without flash.
ISO Film Speed Flash to subject distance
100 1.5 to 12ft (0.5 to 3.7m)
200 1.5 to 17ft (0.5 to 5.2m)
400 1.5 to 23ft (0.5 to 7.0m)
800 1.5 to 28ft (0.5 to 8.5m)
Power source is one 3 V lithium battery
Dimensions: 38 x 62 x 124mm
Weight: 6.1 oz.
The Praktica Super TL 3 is a 35mm film SLR with an M42 mount, built by Pentacon Dresden in the former DDR (East Germany). It was produced from March 1978 to January 1980.
The Praktica Super TL 3 was introduced in March 1978, showing no fundamental changes when compared to its predecessors. However, some minor detail changes were introduced:
Brighter and larger view-finder image with a new Fresnel lens with a combination of a microprism and split image range-finder;
Hot shoe and additional PC flash socket on the camera body at the base of the lens mount with two fully galvanically isolated circuits, which permit the use of two flash systems (dual flash);
A redesigned shutter, which is even quieter and vibration-free;
Additional (+/-)-symbols in the view finder for signalling under- or over exposure;
New non-slip grip surface.
The camera was produced from March 1978 to January 1980 Kombinat VEB Pentacon through Dresden. Made almost 100 000 cameras. Designer was Rolf Noack. The camera was equipped with a metal, vertical plane shutter of a speeds B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 X-sync to 1/125s.
Pentaprism viewfinder was the Fresnel lens and micro-notch, the camera also has a built-in TTL metering (behind the lens) and-return mirror.
Shutter: Mechanically controlled vertical-moving metal-blade focal plane shutter.
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level viewfinder (Pentaprism) with Fresnel lens with microprism and split-image range-finder as focusing screen, needle metering indication with (+/-)-symbol.
Film transport/Frame counter: Quick-release lever, Pentacon Loading-System, fold-out rewind crank, auto-zeroing frame counter.
Self timer: None.
Metering System: TTL-metering using stopped-down metering controlled by a switch beside the lens mount above the shutter release knob.
Shutter Speeds: B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250,1/500.
Lens mount: M42x1.
Flash system: X-Synchronisation (1/125), accessory shoe at the top of the pentaprism, coaxial flash socket at the camera body for dual flash systems.
