Fujica Z450

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Fujica Z450

Data assembled by Muddy Orihara and Con Koutsomitis and used by their kind permission:

Year: 1970 - 1975

Lens: Fujinon Zoom 1.8 / 8.5 - 34mm (Filter thread: 46mm)

Power / manual zoom

Viewfinder info:

  • Single Lens Reflex
  • exposure meter
  • split image
  • under-exposure warning

Focus method: split image

Exposure: TTL EE, EE-Lock, exposure adjustment (+1, +2 stop)

Film Speed Setting: ASA25, 50, 100, 200, 400

Frame rates: 18fps, 24fps, SM (about 36fps) and single frame

Shutter angle: 160°

Other features:

  • built-in rewind crank
  • controllable shutter angle
  • rewind meter

Dimensions: 65mm x 166mm x 209mm

Weight: 1060g

Retail Price: 48500yen

Batteries: 4x 1.5V AA (no coin cells for auto exposure needed!)

Price(s) on eBay:

  • eBay Australia:
    • AU $52,00 (+ AU $14.00 shipping) in 01/2006
  • eBay Germany:
    • EUR 9,95 ( + EUR 5,90 shipping) in 02/2006
    • EUR 6,05 ( + EUR 4,00 shipping) in 02/2012 (camera + a Hama Cinepress S 8)

FujicaZ450.jpg FujicaZ450 2.jpg

Comments[edit]

This is a Single8-camera!

More info can be found here

Jörg's comment:
I've just attached my Bell&Howell-2x-anamorphot (made by Kowa, rear thread is 54mm) to my Z450 with a simple 46mm-to-series-VII-filter-adapter (from eBay: 4,10 EUR incl. shipping ;-) ). This works great - the camera still isn't too heavy. Unfortunately the camera's filter thread rotates when focusing. Hence keeping the anamorphot correctly adjusted will be difficult. Due to vignetting the zoom-range is reduced to approx. 16mm to 34mm.
Testing this setup (still without film) I had to admit that the camera's viewfinder could be much larger.

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