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Decade Camera Manufactured : 1970 to 1979

A Picture of the Konica FS-1 camera
My post about the Konica FS-1, which is often said to be the first SLR with internal motor drive, but is that true?
Kiev 4 Rangefinder
The Kiev 4 follows the pattern of many Russian made cameras of the 1950s and 60s in that it is a copy of a highly prized camera made in Germany - in this case the Contax
Olympus 35 ECR rangefinder - Front view showing Zuiko 42mm f/2.8 lens
The Olympus 35 ECR is a fully automatic, 35mm film camera with a fixed 42mm f/2.8 lens and rangefinder focusing aid which was produced by Olympus in the early 1970s.
Ricoh Singlex II 35mm Camera - Front of camera with Rikenon 50mm f/2 lens
The Ricoh Singlex II manual focus SLR camera was introduced by Ricoh in the mid 1970s as an improved version of their original Singlex TLS came
Eumig Sound 31 XL cine camera - side view showing film compartment
This is a descriptive review of the Eumig Sound 31 XL Super 8mm sound cine camera, which is a battery powered camera which takes super 8 mm cartridge film and is equipped with a 8.5 to 24mm zoom lens.
Boots Pacemaker CM 35mm viewfinder camera with flash cube fitted
The Boots Pacemaker CM camera is a version of the Regula Sprintic model C made for the Boots company at a time when Boots were a major supplier to amateur photographers.
Minolta SRT101b 35mm slr camera - side view with 50mm f/1.7 lens
The Minolta SRT101b was a later version of the original SRT 101, which was introduced by Minolta in the mid 1960s.
Miranda DX-3 35mm manual focus 35mm camera - self timer switch
My review of my very clean, almost new looking Miranda DX-3 camera from 1975.
Ricoh TLS 401 35mm slr
A Look at the Ricoh TLS 401 35mm slr camera which was introduced in 1970.
Minolta 16 QT 16mm still camera - front view
The Minolta 16 QT was the last model 16mm still camera that Minolta made in their Minolta 16 series.
Olympus OM-2 Spot Program - Cover removed
A short post explaining how I fixed an Olympus OM2 35mm SLR camera that had a jammed shutter
Olympus OM-1n re-assembly - Top cover fitted, just waiting for the camera covering to be replaced
This post follows on from the last in the series and covers reassembly of the OM-1n camera.
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