Kaspar
Newbie
Hello, can any of you ID the camera in the attached picture? My wife loves the look of it and I'd like to surprise her for her upcoming birthday, but cannot quite decipher the photo...
Many thanks for your help!
Many thanks for your help!
Arnold Layne
Well-known
Found this:
Arnold Layne
Well-known
And also this:
Kaspar
Newbie
wow, amazing help. thank you!!
interesting, essentially same camera branded differently each time. do you happen to know anything about this particular model?
interesting, essentially same camera branded differently each time. do you happen to know anything about this particular model?
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Looks like it's the Universa -- all three are the same but "Universa" is what appears to be on the camera in question. Probably made by Canon (or for Canon) originally?
Arnold Layne
Well-known
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ranger9
Well-known
Man, that Canon version looks sketchy. Anybody else smell forgery?
pvdhaar
Peter
That's quite an oddball contraption. 38mm 1:3.8 implies some form of autofocus, but there's no IR windows. Could it be that the small lens above the main lens does phase detect?
laurentb
Established
Could be fix focus, 3.8 on 38mm gives a large DOF
Dralowid
Michael
It will be fixed focus. The small window above the lens is for a very simple light meter, there are probably only two settings, governed by the film speed dial at the bottom.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
The term "Optical Lens" is also used on those cheap "Canomatic" cameras and derivatives, that try to imitate more expensive brands. It basically has a fixed-focus plastic meniscus lens.
I'm certain this 35 Auto Wind camera in all its variations is of a similar cheap construction and sold with various brand name stickers, without any real ties to those actual brands.
I'm certain this 35 Auto Wind camera in all its variations is of a similar cheap construction and sold with various brand name stickers, without any real ties to those actual brands.
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pvdhaar
Peter
Just ran it through a calculator..
Focused at 3 meters (ca. 10ft), depth of field covers 2.4 to 4 meters (8 to 13 ft). That's not very generous.