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INNOVATIVE CAMERAS, from 1980 to 1989

last great manual cameras ...


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Produced by Model Year Innovative characteristic Picture
Nippon Kogaku Nikon F3-AF 1980 1° with LCD display and first autofocus with interchangeable AF finder
Mamiya Mamiya ZE-2 1980 1° with warning signal for too low shutter speeds
Rollei Rollei SL-2000F 1981 1° with built-in pentaprism and waist-level finder and motor

Ricoh Ricoh XR-S 1981 1° solar-cells powered
Asahi Pentax Pentax ME-F 1981 1° with internal auto-focus sensor control
Canon Canon F1-new 1981 1° to offer three types of meter reading combined with multi-mode exposure control
Nippon Kogaku Nikon FM-2 1982 1° with high speed of 1/4000
Nippon Kogaku Nikon FA 1983 1° with multi-zone metering system
Olympus Olympus OM-3, OM-4 1983 1° with meters that automatically average separate spot readings
Minolta Minolta 7000 1985 1° modern autofocus system camera built into the camera
Canon Canon T90 1986 1° with second curtain slow flash synchronization
Kyocera Contax 167 MT 1987 1° with automatic exposure bracketing
Nippon Kogaku Nikon F-801 1988 1° with high speed of 1/8000
Ricoh Ricoh Mirai 1988 1° bridge-camera