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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1979
Olympus Optical Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A single lens reflex camera is provided which has a planar area for mounting a light emitting component such as an electronic flash thereon. The planar area is defined by at least a portion of top surface of a body of the camera which is located on one side of a pentaprism housing disposed centrally on the top surface, and is at a lower level than the remainder of the top surface which is located on the opposite side of the pentaprism housing. The planar area is formed with a threaded bore for mounting the light emitting component, and is also provided with a terminal connector having a plurality of terminals inclusive of a synchro contact terminal, an illumination control signal terminal and a power supply terminal.