Best cameras of the 1960s - landmark 35mm SLR film cameras
The 1960s was an influential era that kickstarted the introduction of SLRs. In this video AP's classic cameras expert, John Wade, takes us on a tour of some of the landmark models of the decade in his collection. Featuring beloved and now collectable classics from Canon, Pentax, Minolta and Nikon. Plus, a Konica camera that can change between full frame and half frame. Which cameras are your favourites? Do you own any cameras from the 60s?
John Wade has written multiple books on classic cameras. You can view them on his website: www.johnwade.org/book-covers
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Contents of this video:
0:00 – Intro
0:12 - Cameras in the 1960s
2:00 - Nikon F
4:02 - Mamiya Prismat Np
4:29 - Nikkorex F
5:29 - Ricoh Singlex
6:53 - Mamiya Reflexa
8:04 - Nikkormat
8:55 - Petri Flex
10:05 - Topcon Re Super: first SLR Through-The-Lens (TTL) metering
12:19 - Pentax Spotmatic
13:50 - Canon Pellix
17:04 - Konica Auto-reflex: first for interchangeable lenses
19:33 - Olympus Pen-F
21:25 - Summary
22:39 - Outro
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