Tracking
back to the development of SLR photography, there are so many interesting events
and happening that one might not even known to seasoned photographers. We kick start
a small project by including a of the few interesting articles here that might be
of interest to you. Well, we are hungry for more and welcome any informative and
interesting write ups - be it hardware related or events that are of significant
interest to all. You are always encouraged to mail us, if they are chosen to be publish,
full credit will be given.
How Hasselblad got involved in NASA space missions ? Interesting read with the photo of the first
camera on the moon.
Canon's body, Nikkor lenses, WHAT ? Enter here to find out an interesting article. Despite
the great rivalry between the two big names in professional camera market, there
were times both camera makers did worked hand in hand in developing a camera.
* Canon's logo. Though I am a Malaysian Chinese, a Buddhist as well, but I do agreed
- the decision of changing the "original"
logo of Canon was appropriate, purely based on business sense.
Some of the featured classic SLR cameras of modern times..: Updates/Site Progress on Development (new).
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Canon: F Series:
Canon
F-1(1971),
Canon
OD F-1,
Canon F-1
High Speed Motor Drive
Camera
(1972), Canon F1(n) Montreal Olympic (1976),
Canon F1n Lake Placid (1980),
Canon F1 GOLD, Canon
New Canon F-1
(1982), New
Canon F-1 High Speed Motor Drive camera (1984); Canon New F-1 US Navy
Model;
Canon
New F1 LA Olympic Limited Edition(1984)
A-Series: Canon
AV-1
(1979), Canon
AT-1
(1978), Canon
A-1
(1978), Canon
AL-1
(1982), Canon
AE-1
(1976), Canon
AE-1 Program
(1981) T- Series: Canon
T-50
(1983), Canon
T-60
(1990), Canon
T-70
(1984), Canon
T-80
(1985), Canon
T-90
(1986) Others: Pellix (1965)
| FTQL (1966)
EOS-1 Series - Canon
EOS1
(1989), EOS-1n (1994), EOS-1n
RS
Pellicle (1995), EOS-3 (1998), EOS
D2000/DCS-520
(1998), EOS1v (2001), EOS-1D (2002) + ...
EOS SLRs: - Canon
EOS 650
(1987), Canon
EOS 620
(1987), Canon EOS 750QD (1988),
Canon EOS 850QD (1988),
Canon EOS
630QD
(1989), Canon EOS RT Pellicle
(1989), Canon EOS 700QD (1989),
Canon EOS 10sQD (1990),
Canon EOS 1000F/Rebel
S
(1990), Canon EOS
100 / Elan QD
(1991), Canon EOS
EF-M
(1991), Canon EOS
5/A2E
(1992), Canon EOS 1000FN/Rebel
S II QD
(1992), Canon EOS 500
/ Rebel XS/KISS
(1993), Canon EOS
888/5000QD
(1993), Canon EOS
50(e)/Elan IIIE/EOS 55
(1995), Canon EOS 500N
/ Rebel G/KISS II
(1996), EOS 620 (1987), EOS 620 (1987), EOS 620 (1987), EOS 620 (1987), OS-IX (1996.10) / EOS-IX Lite /IX-7 (1996.3)
| EOS-3 (1998.11) | EOS-88/3000 (1999.3) | EOS-300 / Rebel 2000 QD / KISS III (1999.4)
| EOS-1v (2000.3) | EOS-30 / EOS-7 / EOS Elan 7E (2000.10) | EOS-3000N /EOS-66 /
Rebel XS-N (2002.2) | EOS-300V / Rebel Ti / KISS V (2002.9) | EOS 3000V / Rebel K2
/ KISS Lite (2003.9)
EOS Digital Series: -Canon
EOS-1n/DCS-1/DCS-3 (1995/6); Canon EOS1n/DCS-520/EOS D2000 (1998), Canon EOS1n/DCS-560 (1998/9), EOS-1D (2002)
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Supplementary
Information reference library on some selected Optics:-
Canon MF FL/FD/FDn Lenses|
EF-L autofocus
Lenses | Nikon's Rangefinder (RF) Nikkor lenses; MF
Nikkor Lenses;
AF-Nikkor Lenses
Minolta first generation AF
lenses
| Olympus Zuiko Lenses
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Nikon:
F Series: Nikon
F
(1959). Nikon F
Photomic
(1962-66), Nikon F Photomic
T
(1965-66), Nikon F Photomic
Tn (1967-68),
Nikon F Photomic
FTn
(1968-74); Special Versions: Nikon NASA
FTn,
Nikon F
Apollo,
Others: (Red
Dot, NATO, White Leather, Navy KS-80A); Nikon F
High Speed Nikkorex
Series: 1960-1964. Nikon
Fisheye
Camera (1960). Nikon
F Limited Edition GOLD, Nikon F Olive Color Body
Nikon:
F2 Series: Nikon
F2
(1971): Nikon F2
Photomic
(1971-77); Nikon
F2 Photomic S
(1973-76); Nikon F2
Photomic SB
Photomic (1976-77); Nikon F2
Photomic A
(1977-80); Nikon F2AS Photomic
(1977-80). Special Versions:: Nikon
F2/T
(Titan & no Titan Inscription model) (1976/1978)) Nikon F2H
(high Speed Motor Drive Camera) (1978/80), Nikon F2
25th Anniversary model;
Nikon F2
Data cameras (F2A, F2S & F2AS DATA cameras) + Other
variations
| Nikon F2 GOLD; Polaroid Speed Magny 100-2 by Mikami-Japan,
Nikon F2 PIN
Nikon:
F3 Series: Nikon F3 Prototypes: 1974 / 1977; Nikon
F3
(1980); Nikon
F3HP
(1981/2); Nikon F3
AF,
Nikon F3/T
(champagne),
Nikon F3/T
Limited Edition
(champagne, 1982), Nikon F3/T (Black,
1984), Nikon F3
Press
(1983), Nikon F3H
High Speed Motor Drive camera
(1997), Nikon F3
Limited
(1983); Nikon F3/T
Classic Limited Edition,
Nikon F3 Digital DCS-3, Nikon
US NAVY; Nikon
F3 NASA 250 Special
NASA modified camera w/Modified Nikkor 35mm f/1.4
Nikon: F4 Series: Nikon
F4 Series
- Nikon F4 (1988),
Nikon F4s (1988),
Nikon F4e, Nikon
F4P Press
/ NASA Nikon F4
Nikon: F5 Series: Nikon F5
prototype;
Nikon
F5
(1996-2004), Nikon
F5A
(50th Anniversary) (1998/9)
Nikon F6 Series:- Nikon F6 (2004)
Nikon Mid range Bodies:
Nikkormat/Nikomat: Nikkormat
FTn
(1967), Nikkormat
FT-2
(1975), Nikkormat FT-3 (1977),
Nikkormat
EL
(1972), Nikkormat
ELW
(1976), Nikon
EL-2
(1977)
Nikon FM Series: Nikon FM GOLD,
Nikon
FM
(1977), Nikon
FM2
(1982), Nikon
FM2n
(New FM2) (1983), Nikon
FM2/T
(Titan) (1994), Nikon
FM10
+(1995) FM2n Millennium
2000,
Nikon FM3A (2001);
Variants:- Nikon FM2/T Limited Edition | Nikon
FM2 Tropical Edition
| Nikon FM2N LAPITA, Japan
Nikon FE Series: Nikon
FE
(1978), Nikon
FE2
(1983), Nikon
FE10
(1996) + Nikon
FA
(1983); Nikon
FA Limited Edition
GOLD, Nikon FE Green Lizard-Skinned Body
Compact Nikon SLRs: Nikon
EM
(1979), Nikon
FG
(1982), Nikon
FG-20
(1984); Nikon F301
Rangefinder Series: -Nikon
1
(1948), Nikon
M
(1950), Nikon
S
(1951), Nikon
S2
/ S2 Black Dial (1954),
Nikon
SP
(1957), Nikon
S3
& S3 Motor (1958),
Nikon
S4, S3M
(1959-60), Nikon
S3 Chrome/Black
(2000), Nikon
SP
2004
Nikonos Series:- Nikonos
1
(1963, Nikonos
II
(1968), Nikonos
III
(1975), Nikons
IVA
(1980), Nikonos
V
(1984), Nikonos
RS
(1992)
Others: - Nikon 35Ti
& 28Ti
(1993)
D-Series:- Nikon SVC (1986), QV-1000 ((1988),
D1
Prototype
(1993), Nikon
E2/E2s
(1995), E2N/E2NS (1996),
Nikon
E3s
(1998), Nikon
D1
(1999), Nikon
D1X
(2001), Nikon
D1H
(2001), Nikon
D100
(2002), Nikon
D2H
(2003), Nikon
D70
(2004), Nikon D2X (2000)
Kodak DCS-Series:
- Kodak DCS-100/DSU (1991),
Kodak DCS-200 (1993),
Kodak DCS-410 (1994),
Kodak DCS-420 (1995),
Kodak/EOS
DCS-1
(1995), Kodak/Canon
DCS-3
(1996), Kodak/Canon DCS-520/560 (1997/8),
Kodak/AP's NC-2000 (1995),
Kodak DCS-460 (1996),
Kodak DCS-315/DCS330 (1998),
Kodak DCS-620
(X, M)
(1999), Kodak DCS
720/760
(2000)
Fuji S-Digital:- Fuji's FinePix
S1 Pro
(2000), Fuji's FinePix
S2 Pro
(2002), FinePix S3 Pro (2004)
Pentax: Pentax
LX
(1980/81); Pentax LX Millennium
2000 Limited Edition
Model; Pentax LX Limited Edition GOLD (1981)
Minolta: Minolta
XK|XM, Minolta
XD-7|11 (1976-77);
Minolta
X-700
(1981); Maxxum
7000
(1985); Maxxum
(Dynax) 7000i
Contax: Contax
RTS,
Contax
RTS II
Quartz
Olympus: OM-1(n) (1971),
OM-2(n) (1975),
OM2n
SP
(1984), OM-3, OM-3 Ti, OM-4, OM4Ti; Olympus OM2N Limited
Edition
GOLD; lizard-skinned OM-1N
For GOLD camera Models
(summary-links): Nikon F GOLD | Nikon F2 GOLD | Nikon FM GOLD | Nikon FA GOLD
| Olympus OM2N GOLD | Pentax
LX GOLD | Canon F1 GOLD
Hasselblads: Brief info on Bodies| Rollei
info (stalled)
Various
Message Boards in PIM:
Canon:- Canon
A-series|
Canon
T-series|
Canon
T90|
Canon
F1(n)-series|
Canon New
F1-series|
Canon EOS-1-series | FD/EF
Optic
- shared|
Nikon:- Nikon
F-series|
Nikon
F2
-series| Nikon
F3-series|
Nikon F4-series| Nikon
F5-series|
Nikkormat/Nikomat-series| Nikon
FM-series
| Nikon
FE-series
| Nikon
FA
| Nikon Digital
SLR
series | Various
Nikon
Models | Nikkor
Optic
- shared|
Olympus:- OM1(n)-OM2(n)
series
| OM
Zuiko Optic
- shared|
Pentax:- Pentax
LX-System
| SMC
Optic
- shared| Pentax Digital
Minolta:- Minolta
XD-11 series,
Minolta XK/XM/X1 Series, Minolta
X-700,
Minolta AF MAXXUM
7000
series | Rokkor/AF
Optic-
shared|
Contax:- Contax
RTS I,
Contax
RTS II Series
| Zeiss
Optic
- shared|
Windows | Religious
Various
Lenses
- Mixed labels
MIR Guestbooks
Free Trade Zone - Photography
Free Trade Zone
- Business Community
Free
To Zouk
-
Photographic Community (new)
Apple's Mac Public Community Message Board
Windows based
PC & Apple/Mac
Public Community Trade Exchange Centre
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Which camera system to start off ? Just in case you are one of those who are
looking for some cross references or considering step into the fascinating world
of SLR photography... Strictly for potential SLR users. May caused stomach upset
for current users...
How to use your favorite 35mm SLR under the water ? You may need housing, a local dive master
shares his knowledge... and we fun around with what he provides. (New)
Quick reference graph to show you how DX coded films work.
Because today the name Nikonos is
virtually synonymous with underwater photography, it's difficult to imagine that
Nikon in fact was NOT the world's first maker of underwater cameras.
Another new upload in this site is how we used a normal 35mm SLR camera and lens
to produce Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) scenes for some real life Internet application.
8x, 10x, 12x, 15x Zoom range, wow! Sounds good to us, but this is what
we have been seeing in the advertisement for camcorders. How the claims of these
zoom range translates in, say 35mm photography ? Click HERE for more info.
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What is Digital Imaging ? How is it relates to photography ? Also
see a local master of this medium at work ! The press photographers are the first to appreciate the conveniences,
the unman mission in space of the Mars Pathfinder - whose pictures remitted back to earth are
taking the world by storm...
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Click HERE for some knowledge how the Japanese first conquered
the hearts of the western hard-core community who preferred the German cameras and
for some knowledge how the Japanese first conquered the hearts of the western hard-core
community who preferred the German cameras and optics... with a little help from
the journalists from the war zone.
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All those exotic or forgotten fine optics
of yesteryear and rich history behind some lenses are compiling here, currently,
quite a number of German's best of optics are featured, some from Japan, of course...but
need some help from you guys too to do some beef-up works for this site...anyway,
try < HERE > and hope to have some feedback. Also check the quick reference
chart
for picture angles for
lenses for cross reference in this site.
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CCDs
(Charge Coupled Devices) a solid-state chip containing a series of tiny, light-sensitive
photo sites Is the heart of ALL autofocus and video cameras, originally developed
by Honeywell, Click HERE may help
you get the first feel on this new emerging medium.
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Not discarding those who just taking
up photography, this site has a special section of helping you understand the basic
fundamentals in photography, let us just outlined some general topics and talk about
apertures, shutter speeds, exposures and relations between all these elements, touch
lightly on depth of field... Click <HERE>
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Topic One: (For The
Art of Photography site):- For users of Canon EOS cameras, here is a link to a photography
site maintained by Canon Malaysia on how to use the features of your EOS cameras
as well as utilizing the fundamentals of photography to create better pictures. The
articles are written by an eccentric photojournalist who is also an expert in Canon
cameras. Click <HERE>
- Resources contributed by Philip Chong
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Topic Two: (For Nuts
& Bolts site) MIR's site on the Canon EOS System is still under construction.
In the meantime, for those of you who would like to know how good does a particular
Canon EOS model or EF lens performs in the field, you can find out from the official
site of Canon Malaysia. Test reviews of these Canon products by the same eccentric
guy. Click <HERE>
- Contributed by Philip Chong
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Most current SLRs are using vertically
traveled shutter curtain design, horizontal traveled shutter was generally regarded
as more reliable and was very popular with some high end models in the '70 and early
'80, HOW IT WORKS and why it has slower maximum sync speed ?
HOW long should a camera last ? 150,000
cycles is equivalent to roughly 4,660 rolls of 36 exposures.... click here we present our opinion - for good and for
bad.
Some views on the Aspherical Lenses
that are flooding the market right now. All those exotic or forgotten fine optics
of yesteryear and rich history behind some lenses are compiling here, currently,
quite a number of German's best of optics are featured, some from Japan, of coz...but
need some help from you guys too to do some beef-up works for this site
Highly recommended Reads:- 1. HOW lens coating works 2. Lens indication Pin 3. European SLR cameras / European Rangefinder Camera Models- by my buddy, Rick Oleson
The glossary - photographic terms & definitions. Click here! Took me a long time to compile these
materials, I hope it's beneficial to all of you. If there is anymore things that
you think should be included, please update or mail me, Thanks!
Little things to think about...
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