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I can’t say this is the most simple or intuitive camera but it’s not a challenge also. I found a kit missing the spacer ring and the spool stud adapter, at a flea market, paid four Euro for it, and completed my kit. In the previous post about this camera, I told you that when I bought it the 35mm mask for the sports finder was missing. I have to confess that, although I’ve taken several 120 films with it, I’ve not yet tried it with this kit. Using 35mm is a little more tricky but it isn’t rocket science.Īfter make sure that the sprocket holes are engaged in the sprocket teeth it’s time to set the pressure plate and close the camera.Īdvance three exposures, reset the counter and we have a film to burn. The 120 film loading is quite simple, as I explained above, like in most TLR cameras of this kind. The small knob with the engraved red R is pulled out and turned, to release the sprocket axle and allow the rewinding of the film, performed turning the bottom knob in the arrow direction. We have to repeat this operation three times to advance the exposed film, during loading, after that we have to turn the exposure counter, the scale around the knob, in the arrow direction and align the 1 with the index dot.Īfter that all we have to do is, after every exposure, press the 35mm film stop/release and advance to the next frame. The film is loaded using the adapter after the back is closed we have to press the 35mm stop/release button, that isolated silver button, and wind CCW the “35mm film only” knob. The drill is the same, on this side to control de advance of the 135 cartridge film. Although the big knob, top right, where we can read “35mm only” and the one with the red arrow, on the bottom, are used to secure the 120 roll film also. On the left side we have another set of controls, most dedicated to the advance of the 135 cartridge film. The other knob is the focus control, being the above scale for depth of field control. The scale around the knob is a ASA/DIN reminder. Repeat that all the way to the 12th exposure. To advance to the next exposure you have to press the button in the centre of the knob to release it and once again turn it CW until it stops. The film is loaded and advanced until the start mark is aligned with the arrows in the film path, back closed, turn clockwise the knob until it stops and you see the number 1 in that small window, top right. The knob on the top left controls the advance of the 120 roll film. If we are using 120 roll film we use the right side of the camera to control it’s advance. In order to use the 135 cartridge film there is a dedicated adapter kit. That’s why it has a profusion of controls, dedicated to the advance of one or the other kind of film. This camera is able to use 120 roll film or 135 cartridge film. Now I intend to make a light review of it. The Minolta Autocord I followed its predecessor’s footsteps, toting around a Citizen MVL shutter and a Minolta Rokkor 75 mm f/3.5 lens.I have already told you in a older post, “A camera for the case”, about how and why I bought this camera. The revisions are very much welcome – the camera’s wide following proving that the Autocord indeed is a sought after camera decades after it was introduced. This was done to still improve on the camera’s features and build quality. This specific camera underwent 17 revisions, although minor, between 19. Earlier models of the Autocord featured 1/400 shutter speed while the latest numbers push it to 1/500.
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Its features include a choice between slow shutter speeds (for low-light shots), low aperture settings (for possibly soft-focused images), self-timer, and an override button for multiple exposures. It is one of those cameras that just purely create high-quality images with every click of the shutter due to its fine design and even finer construction. The Autocord is a 120/medium-format twin lens reflex camera that shot clean and crisp images with its Tessar-type, 4-element Rokkor 75 mm f/3.5 lens. The Autocord is one of those cameras that cemented the position of Japanese brands in the camera manufacturing scene, the other being Nikon and their iconic Nikon F SLR.
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