----- Original Message ----- From: "James" Subject: strange camera.
> first off. it is a non pentax camera (no flames please) and am going from memory here. so it is a bit scratchy. need help in trying to remember what brand it was. > > it was a 35 mm slr that was shutter prioritiy from late 60's early 70's??? > it had the meter sencor in the mirror it self. many engraved lines in the mirror surface to let light to the cbs sensor. > it had a leaf shutter between lens and mirror. no film plane shutter as per normal, so the mirror had to form a light tight seal to prevent film fog > the VF had a needle which pointed to F stops engraved on the focus screen. I think the lens iris was part of the camera body, could have been part of the shutter (memory fade) > operation was as follows. shutter leaves closed, mirror moves up, shutter opens (to F stop?) for set time (up to 1/500th), shutter closes, mirror moves down, shutter opens again. > There where only 3 lens available for it. flash sync was any shutter speed due to leaf shutter. Sounds like a Zeiss Contarex, though I don't recall if they were automatic. > > on a side note, didn't the pentax 6x7 have a leaf shutter lens with pc terminal on it? Two actually. The 90mm f/2.8 LS, and the 165mm f/4 LS. I have both. William Robb
