[rollei_list] Re: "the great impact that SLRs" (was: OT / prove it !)
- From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:51:21 -0400
On Sunday, April 3, 2005, at 01:51 PM, Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
>> [...] As an after thought It has always been interesting to me that
>> none of the traditional 35mm camera manufacturers forsaw the great
>> impact that SLRs would have.
>
> Wasn't the Contarex one of the very first, if not THE very first, 35mm
> SLR with pentaprism finder, rapid return mirror, interchangeable lenses
> and automatic diaphragm closing-and-opening - the things we all expect
> in a fully functional SLR?
>
The Contarex was a weird design. While it did have instant return
mirror, the lens diaphragm did not reopen until the camera was cocked.
I believe I remember correctly that the Gamma Duflex had lenses with
diaphragms that reopened right after the exposure was made, and was the
first SLR to have this.
Bob
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