- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | February 1954 |
| Original Price | For export only (no Japanese price) |
Developed for the overseas market, this was a II F with X-sync for Speedlites. Like the IV Sb2, the camera had a shutter speed index mark on the fast shutter speed dial to indicate the shutter speed after the shutter was released. On the dial, the shutter speeds increased in two-fold increments. However, unlike the IV Sb2, the II S’s film advance knob did not have a reminder for the film roll’s number of obtainable exposures.
| Type | 35mm focal-plane shutter camera |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Normal Lens | Canon 50mm f/1.8 |
| Lens Mount | Universal threaded mount |
| Shutter | Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. Single-axis rotating dial for T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/15 sec., and single-axis rotating dial for X, B, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, and 1/500 sec. |
| Flash Sync | FP- and X-sync (direct synchronization provided with flash rail). |
| Viewfinder | Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder rotatable to set one of three magnifications. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
After baseplate removal, drop-in bottom loading. Advances with camera-top knob. |
| Frame Counter | Manually set from 39 to 0 at base of camera-top rewind knob. Film speed indicator dial on top of rewind knob. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top knob |
| Dimensions & Weight |
136 x 72.2 x 31 mm, 810 g (with Canon 50mm f/1.8) |