Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Masayoshi Hirai

Shigenori Goto

Michihiro Shiina

Hisashi Hamada

Shiro Hashimoto

Takeshi Yoshino

Katsuhiko Yamamoto

Masashi Takamura

Masao Shoji

Kiyotaka Kobayashi

Toshio Yoshida

Tetuo Nishizawa

Tsutomu Kimura

Yoshihiro Fujita

Kazuhiko Onda

Nobuyuki Kameyama

Kazunori Ohno

Hiroshi Komatsuzaki

Takashi Kubo

Haruo Onozuka

Kazuhiro Akiyama

Takashi Kamoda

Yukio Noguchi

Muneyoshi Sato

Takao Koda

Hideto Shirane

Tetsuo Nishizawa

Toshio Yodhida

Katuhiko Yamamoto

A variable-exposure-size camera has an aperture member which defines an aperture through which a photographic film positioned behind the aperture member is exposed to light passing through a taking lens, and a pair of mask members which are disposed between the aperture member and the taking lens and are moved up and down toward and away from each other to change the effective upper and lower edges of the aperture, thereby narrowing the effective opening area of the aperture. The lower edge portion of the upper mask member and the upper edge portion of the lower mask member are bent toward the film surface so that the extreme edges of the edge portions which respectively define the upper and lower edges of the effective opening area of the aperture are positioned near the film surface.

Photographic camera with exposure size corrected for position of exit

A drive mechanism for a zoom lens system consisting of first and second lens groups has a movable lens barrel fixedly holding the first lens and cam structure consisting of a cam member provided on the second lens group and a cam follower member on the movable lens barrel. The movable lens barrel moves forward or rearward to shift the second lens group forward or rearward relative to the first lens group along the optical axis of the zoom lens system via the cam member so as to continuously change the focal length of the zoom lens system. The cam member is mounted on the movable lens barrel to change the curve of the cam surface relative to the cam follower member only in a middle focal length range.

Zoom lens drive mechanism of a camera

A camera with a zoom lens system having at least front and rear lens groups each comprising at least one lens, comprises a movable lens barrel holding the front lens group and being axially movable rearwardly and forwardly relative to a camera body and a moving mechanism for causing the axial movement of the movable lens barrel. The moving mechanism comprises a first cam member provided in the movable lens barrel and a rotatable lever coacting with the first cam member for causing the axial movement of the movable lens barrel, the first cam member having first and second straight cam sections for causing the axial movement of the movable lens barrel between front and rear axial positions and beyond the rear positions, respectively, and further comprises a second cam member provided in the camera body and a bell crank lever rotatably mounted on the movable lens barrel and coacting with the second cam member and the second lens group for shifting the rear lens group relative to the front lens group when the movable lens group is moved between the front and rear axial positions so as to change the zoom lens system between the longest and the shortest focal length and for moving the front and rear lens groups conjointly as a unit when the movable lens barrel is moved beyond the rear axial position, thereby collapsing the movable lens barrel at least almost fully within the camera body.

Collapsible mounting type camera with zoom lens

A camera is disclosed which is capable of winding and rewinding a film and adjusting a focal distance by use of a single motor. In the camera, the forward rotation of the motor is used to wind the film, and when the film winding operation is completed after termination of photographing, on detecting the end of the film, a torque detect mechanism switches a planetary clutch mechanism to connect the motor with a film rewinding mechanism. Thus, it is possible to perform both the film winding and rewinding operations by use of the rotation of the motor in the same direction. Also, when, with the planetary clutch mechanism connected with the film winding mechanism, the motor is rotated reversely, then the power transmission system is switched over to a focal distance varying mechanism, whereby the focal distance can be adjusted.

Camera

A camera having a viewfinder and a taking lens changeable in focal length between at least two different focal lengths: a relatively short focal length suitable for wide-angle photography and a relatively long focal length suitable for telephotography and that allows close-up photography when the taking lens is changed to have the long focal length. The viewfinder has at least one movable lens which is axially moved and shifted away from the optical axis of the finder with respect to the axis of the taking lens when the taking lens is changed in focal length, to deflect the optical axis of the finder in order to cancel parallax error, depending on object distance.

Viewfinder for a camera with changeable focal length

An automatic focusing camera which is equipped with a taking lens system changeable in focal length between at least two different focal lengths: a relatively short focal length suitable for wide-angle photography, and a relatively long focal length suitable for telephotography. When the taking lens system is changed to have the relatively short focal length, the taking lens is further changed to be able to take close-up photographs and the automatic focusing is simultaneously changed to cover a short subject distance range between, for example 0.1 and 1.0 m.

Camera with changeable focal length

A camera of the type in which a taking lens is orientable relative to the camera body comprises a lens holder, a light-impervious member connecting the lens holder and camera body for allowing at least an axial movement of the taking lens, and a supporting member attached to the lens holder for detachably connecting a flash unit.

Camera with orientable taking lens and a device for attaching a flash

A display device for a camera has a display panel with a digital display unit having seven display segments disposed in a figure-eight shape. The digital display unit displays the number of exposed frames or other exposure information, and in addition, a portion of display segments is utilized for display or for indicating an alarm condition of the camera. In order to clearly recognize the display or alarm of the camera conditions, a character or symbol representative of the display content or alarm content is disposed near a display segment used for both numerical display, and camera condition display or alarm. A display of the film winding state is performed by flashing the laterally elongated display segments positioned between patterns formed sideways of the digital display unit and symbolizing a film supply section and a film winding section.

Display device for cameras

A camera having a provision for multiple exposures comprises an exposure mode setting member for selectively setting the camera operation either to an ordinary-exposure mode or to a multiple-exposure mode, a switch member which is rendered operative only when the exposure mode setting member selects the multiple-exposure mode and a one-frame film advance mechanism actuated by the operation of the switch member. This camera further comprises a data recording device for recording data such as the date on a film once every frame and a mark recording device for recording the same number of marks as there have been multiple exposures upon every exposure.

Camera having a provision for multiple exposures

A film wind-up apparatus is incorporated in an interchangeable film magazine adapted to receive a film which has a backing paper including a leading end portion. The winding device automatically winds up the leading end portion only after the magazine is attached to a camera having a winding motor, film is loaded in the film magazine, the back cover of the magazine is closed, and a light-shielding plate is removed. Upon completion of the winding operation, a photosensitive portion of the film faces the exposure aperture, and a camera so equipped is ready to make exposures.

Film wind-up apparatus

A film wind-up control apparatus of a camera in which a film is transported in zigzag direction passing around at least a guide roller located before an exposure station, is adapted to advance the film a predetermined length of the film when an exposure is made in a predetermined period of time and an extra length in addition to the predetermined length after the predetermined period of time has elapsed, so as to advance that part of the film which was previously positioned around the guide roller, beyond the exposure station. The apparatus is also adapted to indicate the number of possible exposures with one decrement every other occurrence of the extra length of film advance. In this way, film that has become permanently curled around the guide roller never comes to rest in the exposure station; but at the same time, the count of remaining frames is kept accurate.

Film wind-up control apparatus for a camera

A reflex camera having a reflex mirror and a light-blocking plate which are pivotally mounted for swinging movement so as to move between a viewing position and a photographing position. The reflex camera has a driving mechanism including an electric motor for causing the swing-up and -down movement of the reflex mirror and the light-blocking plate between the above-mentioned two positions, and a position-detecting device to detect the moved positions of the reflex mirror and the light blocking plate so as to control the speed of rotation of the electric motor according to the detected positions, thereby to prevent shocks and vibrations on the reflex mirror and the light-blocking plate.

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Saitama, Japan

Masayoshi Hirai