Film Cameras

35mm Lens-Shutter Half-frame Camera

Demi S

Demi S

Demi S

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Marketed September 1964
Original Price 14,000 yen, 1,200 yen (case), 300 yen (wrist strap)

A high-end Demi with a 30mm f/1.7 lens (6 elements in 4 groups) and an aluminum alloy, pearly-finish exterior. The programmed shutter ranged from 1/8 sec. to 1/500 sec. plus bulb.

Except for the lens, metering and exposure control, and shutter, it was the same as the original Demi.

Type 35mm Lens Shutter zone-focusing half-frame camera
Picture Size 24 x 18 mm
Normal Lens Canon SH 30mm f/1.7 (6 elements in 4 groups)
Shutter Seiko-sha with program. 1/8 to 1/500 sec. and B. X-sync flash. M and F bulb synchronization at 1/30 sec. and slower speeds.
Viewfinder Kepler finder with 0.41x magnification and 90% coverage.
Focusing Lens focusing ring to match zone focusing marks. Pictographs for near (1 m), medium (3 m), and far distances (15 m). (Camera back has zone focusing marks on a distance scale.) Focusing range from 0.8 m to 15 m (infinity).
Exposure
Adjustment
Selenium photocell meter with moving needle and program to determine correct exposure with the shutter speed and aperture combination. Metering range of EV 4.5 – 17 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400.
Film Loading &
Advance
After opening camera back, insertion onto spool. Advances with camera-top lever. (145 single or partial strokes with extra 20 stroke)
Frame Counter Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened.
Film Rewind Camera-top crank
Dimensions &
Weight
115 x 68 x 48 mm, 400 g