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Chinon 35 FS |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Taïwan from 1982 to (After) 1982.
Index of rarity in France: Frequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 10193
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Chronology of cameras Chinon
The Chinon 35 F and 35 FS were presented at Photokina in 1982. The Chinon 35 FS was then named Monami 35 FS, but this name was not used in France.
The Chinon 35 F and 35 FS come from the same mold. If you look closely at the front of the 35 F, you can see a small round protrusion near the viewfinder window that serves no purpose. On the 35 FS, the same protrusion contains a red LED.
Both models have common features:
They have a simplified film loading mode. The film advance is still manual, as both cameras belong to a generation before motorization. The focus is manual. There is an adjustment ring around the lens. Seen from above, it displays four distance icons: "Portrait, couple, group, and landscape." Below, the equivalents are shown in meters and feet.
They also have a built-in "pop-up" electronic flash that must be extended to activate.
The 35 F is more modest, with a single shutter speed (1/125) and no self-timer. An LED lights up to indicate that the flash needs to be activated. On the 35 FS, two LEDs indicate that the conditions are favorable for taking a picture.
Its resemblance confirms it; it is in direct competition with the Konica C35 EF3, which was replaced by the Pop at the same Kina.
In 1970, Chinon was still only a subcontractor for other camera brands. It was only around 1972 that the first cameras were marketed under the Chinon brand. At that time, it was easy to follow a naming logic for the first models:
EE = Electronic Eye
F = Flash
A = Autofocus
M = Motor
| Year | Focusing | Flash | Motor | DX | ||
| 35 EE |  |
1972 | Rangefinder | No | No | No |
| 35 |  |
c. 1977 | Manual | |||
| 35 EE-II |  |
c. 1977 | Rangefinder | |||
| 35 F-EE |  |
1978 | Manual | Yes | ||
| 35 F-A |  |
1978 | Autofocus | |||
| 35 F-M |  |
1980 | Manual | Yes | ||
| 35 F-MA intrafocus |  |
1980 | Autofocus | |||
| 35 F |  |
1982 | Manual | No | ||
| 35 FS |  |
1982 | Manual | |||
| 35 F-II |  |
1984 | Fixfocus | |||
| 35 FS-II | 1984 | Fixfocus | Yes | |||
| 35 FS-A | 1984 | Autofocus | ||||
| 35 FA Super |  |
1985 | Yes | No | ||
| 35 FA II |  |
1985 | ||||
With the 35 FX III, Chinon reached the limits of its naming logic. Despite being called 34, this model no longer has anything in common with its predecessors.
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