Phoenix cameras
A few models are available below
| This company now is making Minolta and K-mount auto cameras. They have been around for a few years formerly making less expensive lenses and flashes for other camera brands. Their web site at www.phoenixcorp.com (Site Dead after 2007) has a listing of all their current cameras and functions. Nothing fancy, but if you desire an older Minolta or K-mount body in a lighter weight. Here is something new to try. |
Listing of 35mm cameras they produced in 2007
(using WayBackMachine)
Listing of 2 1/4 cameras they produced in 2007
(using
WayBackMachine)
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Discontinued brand: HIKARI - a basic LED ( [top red - over exposed] [green - O.K.] [bottom red - under exposed] - NOT SURE - ) camera with a K-mount body. Sort of the Chinon CM-5 with updated plastic body? Never used one but assuming here. My local camera store sells these but we have a County College 6 mile away with photo courses. How many of those college courses will move it digital, only time will tell.
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Link to Minolta X-300s /
X-370n
HIKARI 2002
Phoenix P1 Instruction Manual
(posted 10-27-2017)
P-5000 35mm SLR AE basically a Minolta X370N
CLICK HERE TO GO TO INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF
| For information only: this is a Minolta mount camera. It is a basic Auto camera using the license from Minolta to use their mount. It has an AE (auto exposure) lock the older Minolta did not have. Phoenix is a small company making flashes, lenses and now camera bodies. Most likely for the "student" cameras requiring full manual operations, which this can do. |
Click here for more information from their page (site dead in 2007)
| Features and Benefits Section |
| Camera Type: Quartz/Electronic controlled 35mm SLR auto
exposure camera with TTL metering and LED display. Film Format: 24mm x 36mm Mount Type: Minolta "MD" mount Shutter: Quartz controlled horizontal-traverse cloth curtain
type. When using electronic shutter in AUTO; |