Single lens reflex camera
AssigneeAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuo Kitagami, Katsuhiko Miyata, Akihiro Arai
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Abstract
A single lens reflex camera system includes multiple replaceable mirrors, each designed to accomplish a specified function for different conditions of photography.
Claims4
A single lens reflex camera system of the type having a camera body and multiple interchangeable lens systems for selective attachment to said camera body to accomplish different photography objectives, and a finder optical system receiving light having passed through the selected lens system and reflected towards said finder optical system by reflecting mirror means, said reflex camera system further including means active upon depression of a shutter release button to swing the mirror means away from the path of optical rays passing through said selected lens system, the improvement characterized by a set of individually removeable mirrors for selective placement in said camera body as the reflecting mirror means, said individual mirrors being different that one another to accomplish different photography objectives.
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