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on Oct 17, 2020 14:57:17 GMT
Posted: Oct 17, 2020 14:57:17 GMT
Just looking once more at Yashica's small range of miniature/sub-miniature cameras, this is the original Electro 110.  ELECTRO 110It was superseded by a Super version (no idea what was different) and the 110S which had a vastly superior specification. The original 110 has a 27mm f9 zone-focusing lens (only 2 zones), speeds from 10s-1/400s with a CdS meter providing a degree of programmed exposure control; the 110S has a top speed of 1/800s and fully programmed exposure control - best of all, it boasted a much faster and slightly wider 25mm f2.8 with scale focusing. |
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on Oct 18, 2020 10:32:42 GMT
Posted: Oct 18, 2020 10:32:42 GMT
It has a bit more "style" than the chunky looking Palmatic 20.
I always wondered if the 110 Super and 110 S were one and the same ..... would love to see a photo of a Super, if anyone has one.
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on Oct 26, 2020 20:26:57 GMT
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I don't know anything about the 110 Super, but the Energizer Battery Reference Guide lists it as using TWO AA batteries. It also lists a Autofocus 110 as using TWO AA batteries. I know nothing about that camera either. Maybe these were movie cameras?  ? It lists the Electro 110 and the Electro 110 Super as both using the K battery (538). It does not list a Electro 110S. This makes me think that the 110S & the 110 Super might be the same thing. It does list an Electro MS110 camera as using TWO AA batteries, but my understanding is the MS110 is a flash unit that fits into the magi-cube socket -- NOT a camera itself. Any info or ideas would be appreciated. |
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on Jan 20, 2022 15:37:45 GMT
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I don't know anything about the 110 Super, but the Energizer Battery Reference Guide lists it as using TWO AA batteries. It also lists a Autofocus 110 as using TWO AA batteries. I know nothing about that camera either. Maybe these were movie cameras?  ? It lists the Electro 110 and the Electro 110 Super as both using the K battery (538). It does not list a Electro 110S. This makes me think that the 110S & the 110 Super might be the same thing. It does list an Electro MS110 camera as using TWO AA batteries, but my understanding is the MS110 is a flash unit that fits into the magi-cube socket -- NOT a camera itself. Any info or ideas would be appreciated. It's only the acquisition of a new Electro 110 that has brought me back to this post; I apologise for being a little late to the party on this one but you are certainly right about the MS-110 being a flash unit. It has a rather unusual feature in the form of a clear plastic, retractable, locking unit which, once you've seated the flash in the socket for the Magicube, you push forward and it squeezes the flash onto the top plate by hugging the base plate. Fortunately, it's been designed not to obstruct the tripod socket. The 110S is a wholly different model, being superior to the Electro 110 in having a better (and faster) lens (25mm f2.8 instead of the 27mm f9) with an extra element permitting four focusing zones rather than just two; plus a 1/800s top speed instead of the 1/400s of the Electro. The Electro 110 Super and the 110S may well be the same camera. I'll keep looking for either of these elusive models - perhaps they never left Japan. |
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on Jan 25, 2022 1:39:09 GMT
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Thanks for the feedback. It pretty much confirms my suspicions. AND it always nice to see FOCUSING 110 cameras -- no matter how limited. There were a LOT more of them than I EVER imagined!
And anyone who is interested in using the Electro 110 cameras will need a K battery -- or a replacement. Apparently someone sells 3D K-battery shells on EBAY in which you stack three smaller batteries. There are lots of 110 users in the SUBCLUB that have been recently discussing getting their K-battery-dependent cameras working by various means. Not being A 110 user myself, I have not paid much attention. But if you are interested, you can join the discussion In the COFFEE SHOP.
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on Jan 25, 2022 11:12:27 GMT
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Thanks for the feedback. It pretty much confirms my suspicions. AND it always nice to see FOCUSING 110 cameras -- no matter how limited. There were a LOT more of them than I EVER imagined! And anyone who is interested in using the Electro 110 cameras will need a K battery -- or a replacement. Apparently someone sells 3D K-battery shells on EBAY in which you stack three smaller batteries. There are lots of 110 users in the SUBCLUB that have been recently discussing getting their K-battery-dependent cameras working by various means. Not being A 110 user myself, I have not paid much attention. But if you are interested, you can join the discussion In the COFFEE SHOP. You are absolutely right about focusing 110 models; my favourite right now is the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR. I've occasionally been tempted to try the Pentax 110 kit as it offers a variety of lenses but have not given in to the urge as yet... Thankfully, now that 110 film is readily available again, someone has produced a re-usable K-type unit that uses 3 LR44 cells which has allowed the Yashica 110 to start shooting again. These are good times for 110 users.... |
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on Jan 26, 2022 1:13:51 GMT
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The FUJICA 110 page on the SUBCLUB was recently updated -- thanks to several helpful 110 camera users. I was amazed at how many 110 cameras FUJI made -- several with zoom lenses, focusing lenses, etc., etc.
And fortunately, super 110 cameras, like the Pentax go for pennies!
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on Jan 26, 2022 20:16:19 GMT
Posted: Jan 26, 2022 20:16:19 GMT
I've always been puzzled by 110 cameras of all types (and absolutely flummoxed by the 'disc' camera), and more so by both the Pentax models. The format showed up at a time just before I started to assess what I wanted to do - if anything - with whatever future school and career choices I'd soon consider. The smaller frame size certainly fit into the desire of many in having a better quality portable format that anyone could tuck into a pocket for vacation snapshots or family events or holidays. Several members of my family picked up the usual Kodak models that flooded the market to cover those needs, and I appreciated the versatility offered by the Pentax models, but for some reason they all seemed to be a compromise that didn't ring a chord with me. The creative side of my brain must have realised I wanted to keep moving upwards in format sizes before I grasped what that really meant. |
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