Changes: Minolta Disc-7

Latest revision as of 20:13, 3 April 2012

Courrèges ac 301, by Mikel Adell

Disc-7, by Cmorteck

The Minolta Disc-7 was one of the better cameras designed for disc film. In common with other disc cameras, the Minolta had a flat, compact design, but a limited range of photographic features. The lens was fixed-focus, although it had a macro mode, and there were just two shutter speeds.

The Disc-7 had one remarkable feature which stood it apart from other disc cameras. In the center of the front plate was a small convex mirror, which could be used by the photographer to compose a self-portrait. The tiltable, telescoping carrying strap was used as a focusing aid, as its length corresponded with the optimal focus distance of the macro lens - a similar focusing system was later used by Olympus for the Olympus XA4 Macro.

Specs[]

Type: compact camera
Manufacturer: Minolta
Year of release: 1983
Films: disc film with speed 200 ASA
Lens: 1:2.8/12.5mm
Shutter: speeds 1/100 and 1/200 sec.
Aperture: CdS-controlled
Self-timer: with control LED
Flash: guide number 9
Weight: 200g
dimensions: 129.5×78×21mm
Power: lithium batteries which have to be replaced by the manufacturer

ac 301 Courrèges, by Capt Kodak

The Minolta ac 301 Courrèges was designed in conjunction with French fashion house André Courrèges.[1] It carried the Courrèges logo, with a cream-white front, a gold-coloured frame, and an attractive soft case. A similar exercise was carried out with the Minolta Disc-5, which became the Minolta ac 101 Courrèges.

Links[]

Minolta Disc-7 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand

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-The '''Minolta Disc-7''' was one of the better cameras for the Kodak disc films. Such cameras had a quite flat design. The Minolta too. However, this Minolta disc camera has one remarkable feature: it has a small convex mirror in the middle of the frontside for taking self portraits. The maximal length of the tiltable telescopic carrying strap indicates the distance between your face and the camera for the piture to be in focus. The procedure is even described in the manual.
+The '''Minolta Disc-7''' was one of the better cameras designed for [[disc film]]. In common with other [[:Category: Disc film|disc cameras]], the [[Minolta]] had a flat, compact design, but a limited range of photographic features. The lens was [[fixed-focus]], although it had a [[Lens#Macro|macro mode]], and there were just two shutter speeds.
+The Disc-7 had one remarkable feature which stood it apart from other disc cameras. In the center of the front plate was a small convex mirror, which could be used by the photographer to compose a self-portrait. The tiltable, telescoping carrying strap was used as a focusing aid, as its length corresponded with the optimal focus distance of the macro lens - a similar focusing system was later used by [[Olympus]] for the [[Olympus XA4]] Macro.
-===specs===
+==Specs==
 * Type: compact camera
 * Manufacturer: [[Minolta]]
 * Year of release: 1983
-* Films: [[Kodak]] film discs with speed 200 ASA
+* Films: [[disc film]] with speed 200 [[ASA]]
 * Lens: 1:2.8/12.5mm
 * Shutter: speeds 1/100 and 1/200 sec.
-* Aperture: CdS-controlled
+* Aperture: [[CdS|CdS-controlled]]
-* Self-timer: with control LED
+* [[Self-timer]]: with control [[LED]]
 * Flash: guide number 9
-* weight: 200g
+* Weight: 200g
 * dimensions: 129.5×78×21mm
 * Power: lithium batteries which have to be replaced by the manufacturer
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-The '''Minolta ac 301 Courrèges''' was basically a [[Minolta Disc-7]], but it was designed with cream-white front and back in gold colored frame and named after a French fashion house.
+The '''Minolta ac 301 Courrèges''' was designed in conjunction with French fashion house André Courrèges.[http://www.courreges.com/] It carried the Courrèges logo, with a cream-white front, a gold-coloured frame, and an attractive soft case. A similar exercise was carried out with the [[Minolta Disc-5]], which became the '''Minolta ac 101 Courrèges'''.
+==Links==
+*  [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11564 Minolta Disc-7] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 [[Category: Japanese disc film]]
 [[Category: Minolta|Disc-7]]
 [[Category: M]]
-[[Category: D]]
+[[Category: D|Disc-7]]
+[[Category: Disc film]]