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The PentaxPentax is a brand name used primarily by Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh for 35mm cameras, sport optics, and CCTV optics. Not to be confused with Pentax 6×7 (1969 to 1990) and Pentax 67 (1990 to 1999) which were primarily used for the medium format 120 6x7cm cameras. The Pentax brand is also used by Hoya Corporation for medical products & services, TI Asahi for surveying instruments, and Seiko Optical Products for certain optical lenses. Espio 738 is a 35mm film camera of the mid-range series. It was first released in 1995 when the digital market was not yet a consumer market. It has a moderate zoom that covers 38-70mm in a relatively small body. There was a black version, a date version and later a 738G and a 738S.
Features and Operation
This camera is easy to use. AutofocusAutofocus (AF) is an optical system that uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. The process of autofocusing generally works as follows: • An autofocus processor (AFP) makes a small change in the focusing distance.
• AFP reads the AF sensor to assess whether and by how much focus has improved.
• Using the information from (2), the AFP sets the lens to a new focusing distance.
Autofocus systems can be found on film and digital cameras. is responsive and works well. Putting a film is easy as well, you drop the film, tear the film leader up to the mark and that's it. The camera winds it automatically. It has some manual settings if needed, the menu is very easy to access on a big clear LCD screen.
A nice camera, but as I said, PentaxPentax is a brand name used primarily by Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh for 35mm cameras, sport optics, and CCTV optics. Not to be confused with Pentax 6×7 (1969 to 1990) and Pentax 67 (1990 to 1999) which were primarily used for the medium format 120 6x7cm cameras. The Pentax brand is also used by Hoya Corporation for medical products & services, TI Asahi for surveying instruments, and Seiko Optical Products for certain optical lenses. made better models later, as they stayed in the film camera market well into the 2000s.
Its main features are:
38-70mm F4.8-8.5 lens, 5 elements in 5 groups, autofocusAutofocus (AF) is an optical system that uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. The process of autofocusing generally works as follows: • An autofocus processor (AFP) makes a small change in the focusing distance.
• AFP reads the AF sensor to assess whether and by how much focus has improved.
• Using the information from (2), the AFP sets the lens to a new focusing distance.
Autofocus systems can be found on film and digital cameras. with focus lock, min. focus 0,55m
Electronic shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS., 1/320-1/3, 1/2-5min (!) bulbBulb mode/setting (B) is a shutter speed option that you can select. It allows your shutter speed to be any length you choose: one second, one minute, 10minutes, etc. It often used to achieve the right exposure for low-light situations like night photography. The Bulb setting usually requires that you hold down the camera’s shutter release button during the entire exposure, or sometimes press it twice. The Bulb name comes from the detachable rubber ‘bulb’ pneumatic shutter releases that were used with early cameras. mode
Size 120×69.5×55.5, Weight 320 gr. without battery
25-1600 ISOInternational Organization for Standardization represents the film’s (or sensors) sensitivity to the light. The higher the number, the more information will be captured. 400 ISO film is more sensitive to light than 200 ISO film by 1 stop., automatic DX coding, self-timer, automatic film advance, self-timer Integral flash with red-eye reduction.
The picture are sharp, but there are later PentaxPentax is a brand name used primarily by Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh for 35mm cameras, sport optics, and CCTV optics. Not to be confused with Pentax 6×7 (1969 to 1990) and Pentax 67 (1990 to 1999) which were primarily used for the medium format 120 6x7cm cameras. The Pentax brand is also used by Hoya Corporation for medical products & services, TI Asahi for surveying instruments, and Seiko Optical Products for certain optical lenses. compacts which are much better with more luminous lenses. It's a very good point and shoot camera with a moderate wide-angle zoom lens, good picture quality, nice finish in a pocketable body which is slightly bigger than other cameras. It sets the flash on from start and there is no general flash off mode, but a night mode and a backlight compensation mode. The night flash off mode gives access to impressing long shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS. times, up to 5 minutes! The backlight compensation flash off mode works quite well as flash off in case of.
Where to find a Pentax Espio 738
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- 1 WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area., a twist apart
- 2 Twist that lens !
- 3 Markings on this camera
- 4 Variations and later models
- 5 Notes
- 6 Links
WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area., a twist apart
The WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. is a series of 35mm viewfinder or rangefinder cameras manufactured by the Carl Zeiss Jena factory which was primarily a lens-making plant. The WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. is named after a small German river.
The cameras offer a high degree of control with a minimum number of levers, knobs or rings. In their simplest incarnations, the Werras featured only a shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS. release button on the top plate. With its streamlined styling, one could call the Werras a design camera. Nearly all other controls were incorporated into the lens barrel.
Twist that lens !
The most unique feature of the WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. is the covered ring around the lens barrel. Twisting the ring cocks the shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS. and advanced the film in one motion. In addition, the lens cap doubles as a shade (compare the pictures below).
The WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. uses a central shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS.. It has flash sync at all speeds (B, 1 to 1/750s). It has an X and M setting and a self-timer V.
Markings on this camera
The lens, a 50/2.8 Tessar, is often marked T instead of Tessar and Jena instead of Carl Zeiss Jena because of a conflict between the East- and West-German division of the firm -- though examples of export Werras with both disputed marks do exist.
On the lower left part of the barrel or shutter speed dial, there is a logo, "Q1," meaning "Erste Qualität" or first quality. This was a designation for East-German exports to the West. Models meant for the home market lacked this logo.
The lower right side featured the Ernemann tower logo derived from a tower found at Ernemann's camera factory in Dresden.
Variations and later models
Several variations were made.[1] In keeping with the clean lines and minimalist aesthetic of the camera, the different models are not distinguished by different names on the camera bodies. There is an olive green version of the WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. 1. The WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. 2 and Werramatic models have selenium cell lightmeters. The models WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. III, WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. IV, WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. V and Werramatic have a coupled rangefinder together with interchangeable lenses, allowing tele- and wide-angle lenses.
Notes
- ↑ Alfred Klomp lists five versions of the WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area., three versions of the WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld factory. Werra comes from the name of a small river close to the factory. So if you search for Werra you will often find photos of the river and surrounding area. E, Werramat and Werramatic variations, and some sub-variations.
Links
In English:
- Werra 1 review at Casual Photophile
- Werramatic by Alfred Klomp.
- Werra cameras evolution at cameracollector.net
- Werra, the design that came from the east at Classic Cameras by RaúlM.
- Werra 1-4 and Werra Matic PDF manual from www.OrphanCameras.com
- Werra 1-3 WerraMAT PDF manual from www.OrphanCameras.com
- Werra 1-5 Werra V PDF manual from www.OrphanCameras.com
In French:
- Werra page (in French) at KRG's website (archived)
- Werra page at Dirapon website (in French)
- Werra I, Werra Ic, Werra Ie on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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