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23:5023:50, 21 September 2025 Konica C35 (hist | edit) [751 bytes] Smonson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "These cameras are similar to an Olympus Trip 35. They use a simple 2-blade shutter timed by a captured-needle mechanism and have an illuminated viewfinder with zone focus. They are mechanically simple and easy to work on. However, the top cover is made from quite thin aluminium and is easily dented.") Tag: Visual edit

10:2110:21, 2 September 2025 Minolta Hi-Matic (hist | edit) [626 bytes] Smonson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This camera seems quite straightforward, at first glance. But the shutter is super annoying. The charging system is based on gears held in place by friction-fit brass pins - difficult to remove without damaging them, difficult to reinstall. Then inside, the main timing cam has a strong spring underneath it that needs to be wound tightly - but it's difficult to turn the spring because it's underneath. It also has a second spring on it which is so light that it falls off a...") Tag: Visual edit

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