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Chinon 35 FA II |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Japan from (Circa) 1985 to (After) 1985.
Index of rarity in France: Frequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 14282
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Chronology of cameras Chinon
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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The Chinon 35 FA II is an evolution of the 35 F-II; both film management and focusing are automatic.
Due to the cover protecting both the lens and the viewfinder, the flash had to be relocated to avoid being obstructed when opened. It is now fixed to the sliding cover, which has the added advantage of moving it slightly further from the lens, thereby reducing the red-eye effect.
The focal length is fixed, with a maximum aperture of 3.5. The Chinon 35 FA II Super is a version with a brighter lens.
The flash was the subject of a patent application by Chinon. The inventor is Yasukiro Nakayama. Filed in April 1984, it was published in May 1986 and bears the number 4,589,747.
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