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A tour of the heart of reflex cameras to choose the best of the (SLR) automatic

Reflex cameras (SLR) that operate with a full automatic system. They are the most used, but they are multiple, and we struggle to choose one of them. From here, we review the most important of them in order to facilitate this selection process by entering into the heart of each one separately.

One of the most important benefits of single-lens reflex cameras (automatic SLR) is that they are easy to use, simple to operate, and accept many different lenses and accessories. They can also achieve good results. However, they are not expensive, and because these cameras are produced by many companies. We put before the reader what is most common. Of automatic SLR cameras with a comparison between one and the other based on what it offers in the field
Technical creativity.

Pentax ( MG )

Simplicity is the main feature of Cam
Pentax (MG), where there are knobs and keys that prepare it for work - its top page is free of accumulations, and on its left side is the movie speed disc that provides aza rates ranging between 32 and 600 aza, as it is simply lifted and rotated according to the required speed.
On top of the pentagonal prism sits the flash shoe, which can accommodate both standard and specialty units on

Either at the front of the film roll, there is a counter that lights up orange when the film has reached its twenty, twenty-four, or thirty-year frames - according to the film's dimensions. One of the good ideas here is that minute red dot right after the main window, which, when lit, confirms that the shutter is ready for use.
In the front end of the camera body there is a mechanical self-timer, which works for about ten seconds. As for the scene through the viewfinder, it is like a group of traffic lights, and with pressing the capture button a little when placing the green (LED) locations between 1/60 of a second and 1/1000 of it, and all is well.

Canon ( 1 - AV )

This model, which Canon entered the market of automatic reflex cameras, is a good choice, which accommodates Canon's range of (FD) and (FL) lenses. Using the form (8701) is also easy, although the disc is on the top page
It looks more complicated due to its many details, and it includes the main setting opportunities on a signal (8) which means automatic B) which means lamp. This is in addition to a self-timer and two flash locations. If we use one of the (Spellite) flashes produced by Canon, the disc is placed at the (60) position, which is characterized by a light symbol next to it, but if we want to use any other flash produced by a company other than Canon, we use the regular location. (Ordinary) Shutter speeds vary between two seconds and 1/1000 of a second, but when using the self-timer, we notice that the (LED) site gives a red glow on the top page during the ten-second cycle, rapidly flashing during the last three seconds, while the shutter release is surrounded by With an easy-to-reach locking button that rotates from (8) when the shutter is released to (1) that locks the button We reach the movie speed dial, and we find it to the left of the upper page and it has a range from - to 600 aza and it works in the (1 - AV) model. This is a 6-volt battery. It is located inside a small compartment to the right of the lens case, and the battery condition is checked by pressing a precise button in front of the film speed dial.. There is also a needle that indicates the camera’s vibration, which requires it to be installed in one of the usual ways. In addition to all that, there are facilities that help to counteract the presence of lighting behind the subject. Wave, too This is underexposure.

Ricoh

The Ricoh automatic model, from the (SLR) category, is the completely black (XR), which can be relied upon to achieve good results... When viewed from the viewfinder, four symbols appear on the left side of it with signs: a plus, a circle, then a minus, so the lighting symbol is +0 - ) And when it comes to the aperture ring, the green (LED) position in the viewfinder will move to either a plus or minus sign depending on the exposure ratio. When the light is completely insufficient or when the camera is subjected to vibration, the (LED) position will light up in red... Either when This site gives a green glow, which means that the approved shutter speed is too slow, and if the site remains the same, it may require

The command switches to shooting with the flash located on top of the camera.
To the top left of the page is the film speed aza dial, which includes exposure compensation from plus to minus two stops. Next to this dial, next to the pentagonal prism, is a precision button marked Self (or Self, which is the self-timer button which is pressed down and after ten seconds accompanied by a sparkle). LED) is red at the front end of the camera body, and a high buzzer. Exposure is taken, and it can
Override this by simply pressing the shutter release button.
On the right side of the Stop Plate, the shutter speed dial is located, which includes (L) for the lock, (A) for the automatic action, and (X) for the lamp.
The delicate button to the side is to release the disc, which should be pressed first.

Olympus ( 10 OM )

Undoubtedly, there is a good reason behind the huge sales of the Olympus Model 10 OM, which appeared in 1979 to great acclaim in the photographic world.

As a new breakthrough in this world, especially because it is distinguished by the compass of nomadic Mahayah, and despite that, we find many who do not like working with this model, whose top page is characterized by a large cumulative crowd ...
To the left, we find the On and Off dial, which also includes a battery check and self-timer setting. To the right of the five-pointed prism, we find the Mode Index dial, which includes a compensation dial.
Exposure, it advances plus or minus two stops (F). Aza calendar for film speed covers from 25 to 1600, position for automatic operation and then manual gear and (B) for lamp. To turn the disc to any of these positions, the film winding lever should be moved.. There is a small sliding lever surrounding the base of the operating mode disc, to move it from work automatic to the lamp or to
The manual agitator, as for the film winding lever, is light, smooth and quick to use. However, the method of rewinding the film back inside the cassette differs.
Completely in the (10 OM) model than it is in other cameras, as instead of a small button on the base page of the camera. There is a grip on the front of the camera under the shutter release button with a letter (R) on it for rewinding. This should be moved a quarter turn to release the film, only then can the film be rewound.

Viewfinder information contains tick speeds from 1 second to 1/1000th of a second, with flash sync. As for the self-timer, it operates on a 12-second cycle, accompanied by a buzzing and a red glow on the front of the camera's body. Finally, one of the coolest features of the 10 OM model is its expression plate located far from the film. The reading is taken by a sensor at the base of the woman's chest, which looks back towards the film, and takes a reading from the pattern of lines on the main shutter curtain.

Practica ( 100 B )

The best way to describe the Practica model (100 B) is that it is not affected by lead. It is a solid and heavy camera weighing 750 grams, with the feeling that it was made to last, and its only feature is that it cannot accommodate a large group of lenses with its lens mount. This means working with the “Practica” group only, and these lenses, despite their good quality, do not guarantee the multiple uses of other available lenses.
As for the standard lens on the Model (100), it is a Pentacon F 1.8 lens, which has proven its worth through previous tests, despite the need to make an enormous amount of effort to achieve the exposure system to rotate the focus ring from infinity with a rotation of about 340 degrees. The automatic speed ranges between one and 1/1000 of a second, and the aperture on the lens can be seen through the so-called Judas Window at the base of the viewfinder, which has good information. The second, with a small circle to check the condition of the battery, by turning the dial on the top page to (Batt) and then this shutter release bag, and the flash photography is done by means of the flash shoe, and the dial on the top page should be turned to the light icon first, where the synchronization is done at the 1/90th position the second .

There is a self-timer inside the front of the camera on one side of the lens housing, and the film should be rolled at the time it is activated, by pressing down, touching the small button on the lever itself and the exposure is only ten seconds later.