[rollei_list] Re: "the great impact that SLRs" (was: OT / prove it !)
- From: Ardeshir Mehta <ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 19:12:36 -0400
On Sunday, April 3, 2005, at 06:51 PM, Bob Shell wrote:
>> 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.
Hmmm. I didn't know this. Thanks, Bob, for the information.
Ardeshir <http://homepage.mac.com/ardeshir>
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