Chinon

Browse Chinon vintage camera equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Compact

• 35EE — Chinon 35EE (1976) 35mm compact rangefinder with 38mm f/2.7 lens — affordable, functional, and rebadged widely.
• 35F-A — Chinon 35F-A (1978) — 390g compact with half-press focus lock & built-in flash. A working autofocus pioneer.
• 35mm film — Chinon 35mm film cameras from 1976–1989, including 35EE, 35F-A, 35FA Super, and 35FX-III—compact, affordable, with early autofocus and rangefinder options.
• AP700S — A fixed-lens compact camera using APS film, made in China, with a 24mm f/4.5 lens and built-in flash.
• Auto 2001 — Chinon Auto 2001 (1987) — a 35mm point-and-shoot with 35mm f/2.8 lens, 1/500s shutter, and infrared autofocus. Sliding cover powers it on.
• Bellami — A compact 35mm point-and-shoot camera with a retractable 35mm f/2.8 lens and zone focusing.

Slr

• CE-4 (1980) — A 35mm SLR that marked Chinon’s shift to the Pentax K-mount, offering both automatic and manual exposure modes.
• CM-4 — A fully manual 35mm SLR film camera introduced in 1980 with center-weighted metering and a Seiko-designed shutter.

Other Models

• Chinon — Vintage Camera — Browse Chinon vintage camera equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.
• 200mm — A manually focused, multi-coated telephoto lens made in Japan for 35mm SLR systems.
• 35EE — Chinon 35EE (1976) 35mm compact rangefinder with 38mm f/2.7 lens — affordable, functional, and rebadged widely.
• 35F EE — A compact 35mm film camera with auto-exposure and manual scale focusing, introduced around 1978.
• 35F-A — Chinon 35F-A (1978) — 390g compact with half-press focus lock & built-in flash. A working autofocus pioneer.
• 35FS A — A compact 35mm autofocus camera with built-in flash and electronic exposure control
• 35FX III — A fixed-focus point-and-shoot 35mm camera with motorized film advance and built-in flash
• 35mm film — Chinon 35mm film cameras from 1976–1989, including 35EE, 35F-A, 35FA Super, and 35FX-III—compact, affordable, with early autofocus and rangefinder options.
• 50mm — A 50mm autofocus lens with a maximum aperture of F1.7, made by Chinon.
• 872 — A Super 8 movie camera with power zoom and synchro sound, marketed in 1971.
• AP700S — A fixed-lens compact camera using APS film, made in China, with a 24mm f/4.5 lens and built-in flash.
• Auto 2001 — Chinon Auto 2001 (1987) — a 35mm point-and-shoot with 35mm f/2.8 lens, 1/500s shutter, and infrared autofocus. Sliding cover powers it on.
• Bellami — A compact 35mm point-and-shoot camera with a retractable 35mm f/2.8 lens and zone focusing.
• CE-3 — A compact 35mm electronic SLR with aperture-priority automation and an M42 screw mount
• CE-4 (1980) — A 35mm SLR that marked Chinon’s shift to the Pentax K-mount, offering both automatic and manual exposure modes.
• CM-4 — A fully manual 35mm SLR film camera introduced in 1980 with center-weighted metering and a Seiko-designed shutter.
• CM-4s — A 35mm SLR camera with manual exposure control and a mechanical self-timer, released in 1982.
• DP-5 — A compact 35mm SLR film camera with programmed autoexposure and manual mode override
• SLR — A 35mm automatic SLR camera with aperture-priority exposure and manual focus, introduced around 1980.