Finally, in the F3 Nikon solved this problem by moving the lightmeter out of the viewfinder.) When any of the other types of viewfinders were used. Furthermore, the user had to resort to an external light meter
These two cameras had six bulky pentaprism viewfindersīetween them, all built with light meters for TTL metering (hence the bulkiness).
(Just think of the drudgery Nikon went through with their F and F2 cameras. The fact that the light meter was no longer in the prism housing would have allowed simpler viewfinders to be made while still retaining It is a pity, that Minolta did not go a step further and made exchangeable viewfindersĪvailable. Subjects), indeed, was one of the selling points of this camera. This (coupled with some wizardry with compensation for high-key and low-key Two types of light readings to be taken spot and center weighted average. The surface of the mirror has been fabricated in such a way as to allow This second mirror then directs the light towards the sensors at the camera floor. Mirror has a semi-transparent area which lets some of the light through to reach a secondary mirror right in front of and parallel to the shutter. (Not only in cameras, but cars also.)Īn important change from Minolta's earlier cameras was to move the light sensors out of the prism housing and into the bottom of the camera. In years to come, everyone would adopt a new trend and 'go The sharp edges and corners are telltale signs of the initial transition from a metal bodied camera to plastic. Despite of having a plastic exterior, the Maxxum 9000 comes across as a robustly built camera with modest proportions (unlike some of its peers).
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