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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 1.0 - 1990.  Adobe Systems first version of PhotoShop released, the second image manipulation program available for Macintosh computers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop



  Bauer S10 kit Bauer S10
BAUER S10 - 1990.   Still video camera (OEM Canon RC-260).  Hi-band still video camera with a 1/2-inch 200K pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  11mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/500 second.  Popular Photography.  January 1991.  p55.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://www.nikonweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=785

http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-digitalcams/canon-ion-rc260/bauer-s10.htm



cannon rv-311 still video player 1990

CANON RV-311 - 1990.  One of several still video players of the era produced to utilize the still video mini-disks that were used to record images by still video (analog) cameras such as the Sony MVC-5000 and others.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this item.

http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/15607


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casio dc-90 atsuko & omoko prototype digital cameras 1990

casio dc-90 atsuko digital camera prototype 1990 casio dc-90 omoko digital camera prototype 1990

CASIO DC-90 PROTOTYPES - 1990.  Two casio prototype cameras were developed, but not put into production.   These were prototypes for functional testing nicknamed Atsuko (hot child)  and Omoko (heavy child)  built by Casio Computer when Casio was developing their first digital cameras equipped with LCD viewfinders. Atsuko tended to overheat, so a tiny fan was installed in the viewfinder compartment, and an LCD screen was substituted for the through-the-lens viewfinder.  The nickname Omoko refers to the camera's additional weight (omo means heavy in Japanese) as a result of using generic parts in the camera.  Omoko weighed 2.75 kilograms, and Atsuko reached temperatures of 90 degrees C when operated (The Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology.)   See page 20 of the PDF report by the National Museum of Nature and Science Technology below.

http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/diversity/document/system/pdf/039_e.pdf

http://www.straitstimes.com/tech/cameras/casios-digital-camera-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Casio

http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/english/index.php


     

chinin s-2000 hi-band still video camera 1990
CHINON S-2000 - 1990.  2 X, 10-20mm f/2.7-3.8 zoom lens.  Multi-infrared autofocus.  Shutter 1/45 to 1/500 second.  CCD 1/2 inch 380K pixel .  "Hi-band Still Video on Floppy," Popular Photography,  May 1980, p56.   We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://books.google.com/books?id=G3D3v_S6X7UC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22CHINON+S-2000%22&source=bl&ots=UNtlVV4Azz&sig=4H0dSl0oc7jD0Ir2icVCpGJ72Xs&hl=en&sa=

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Fotoman black

Dycam Model 1

                                                                                                                                             

Fotoman FM-1 - 1st version shown below box and on manual cover

(4 grip indentations similar to Dycam 1), 2nd version in box (3 grip indentations),

 dycam model 1 photo computer photo 1990 dycam model 1 photo print 1990  

   1.  Size of  Dycam Model 1 photo on computer screen at 100%.  2.  Typical  print size .                   

Fotoman white

Fotoman for MAC, updated style (3 grip indentations)

DYCAM MODEL 1 / LOGITECH FOTOMAN FM-1 /  FOTOMAN FOR MAC- 1990.  Dycam Model 1 (dark grey) and the Fotoman (white, marketed in 1991) B&W digicams were the first completely digital consumer cameras sold in the United States.  They stored 32 compressed images on internal 1MB RAM.  1/3-inch, 376 x 240 pixel CCD at 256 gray levels.  TIFF or PICT 2 format.  8.5mm (55mm) fixed-focus lens.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/1000 second without flash, 1/25 second with flash (built-in).  ASA 200.  They operated similarly to the Canon XapShot except that they included the digitizing hardware in the camera itself.  The camera was attached to a PC to transfer images. There was ony one button on the camera, the shutter button. To turn the flash on it was necessary to connect the camera to a computer and use the program that came with the camera. To turn the flash off it was necessary to reconnect the camera to a computer. MSRP  $995. Digital Photography, Mikkel Aaland, 1992, p21.  Popular Photography.  December 1991, p111.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

There were two versions of the logitech Fotoman FM-1:  The first version had four grip indentations, the second version had three grip indentations (see second photo above).

The photo next to the bottom left shows approximately what a good quality Dycam 1 photo might look like on a computer at full size (100%), 376 x 240 pixels (.09MP). Doubling the size of the photo to 752 x 480 pixels will cause obvious pixelization of the image. The actual size of a 376 x 240 pixel photo when printed on a typical inkjet printer would be about 3/4 inch in width and 1 1/4 inches in height, or about the size of the image next to the bottom middle.

The bottom photo is of a Fotoman for MAC that was obtained still sealed as new from the manufaurer for $11.  As of February 2018, one individual on eBay was asking $435 for a sealed new-in-the-box Fotoman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Logitech_Fotoman

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/dycam

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/logitech


How things have changed in just 28 years!  As with digital music technology, advances have occurerd in digital photography much faster than the "experts" predicted.  We recently purchased a very inexpensive digital camera made in China, one model of which was sold as the Macy's Smile.    We're not sure what the  smile MSRP was , but the one we bought on eBay cost us exactly $3 new in the box. Comparing the stats of the Smile versus the Dycam 1, it can clearly be seen that the Smile,  a child's camera, is superior in most ways to the Dycam Model 1 / Fotoman shown above which sold for almost a thousand dollars.



hubble space telescope 1990
1990: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE.   The Hubble's workhorse instrument is the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and captured most of the most famous Hubble pictures.  It observes just about everything, recording extremely sharp images of faraway objects in relatively broad views.  Its 48 filters allow scientists to study precise wavelengths of light and to sense a range of wavelengths from ultraviolet to near-infrared light.  WFPC2 doesn't use film to record its images.  Instead, four postage stamp-sized pieces of high-tech Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) collect information from stars and galaxies to make photographs.  These detectors are very sensitive to the extremely faint light of distant galaxies.  They can see hbble space telescope wfpc2 camera 1990objects that are a billion times fainter than the naked eye can see.  Less sensitive CCDs are now in some videocassette recorders and all of the new digital cameras.  CCDs are electronic circuits composed of light-sensitive picture elements (pixels).  Each of the four Hubble CCDs contains 640,000 pixels.  The light collected by each pixel is translated into a number.  These numbers (all 2,560,000 of them) are sent to ground-based computers, which convert them into an image. NASA
 
 

eagle nebula photographed by hubble space telescope 1990
The Eagle Nebula as Photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Click on image for enlarged view.

hubble space telescope camera placement drawing 1990
Equipment Placement within the Hubble Space Telescope


hubble space telescope equipment 1990
Equipment layout within the Hubble Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC) Number 2.  Click on image to see full-page view.


 

hubble space telescope in space 1990
Hubble in Space
Click on image to see enlarged view

http://www.space.com/15892-hubble-space-telescope.html

 

king jim da vinci dv-55 digital thermal printer camera 1991     


KING JIM DA VINCI DV-55 - 1990.   Amateur digital camera with built-in thermal printer.  244 x 244 pixels. No image storage capability.  Printed on thermal paper.  Sold in the U.S. by American Airlines in 1993.  Dark gray or white.   The camera on the lower right was advertised on eBay in August of 2018 for $849.  The DV-55 resembles the camera described in a patent by Jon S. Barrett in 1975 for an Instant Electronic Camera which would include a printer that printed on heat-sensitive paper (see our 1970s page).  Perhaps the Barrett patent had lapsed by 1990 thus allowing marketing of the King James camera shown above (see link below for King James patent).

This is another camera which raises the question as to what is a digital camera? The analog image was converted to digital and printed in dots of 16 different densities on strips of thermal paper of the type which was popular at that time for use in office thermal copy machines. Its output was similar in appearance to the Bartlane Transmission System of 1920, except being brown in color rather than black. Popular Photography, June 1992, p18.
  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.


http://www.epi-centre.com/reports/9311ed.htm

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/kingjim-davinci-dv55

http://proyectoidis.org/camara-digital-de-impresion-instantanea-da-vinci-dv-55/

https://patents.google.com/patent/USD329862

 

 

 

kodak still video camera nikon f3 1990 nikon f3 still video camera nikon back open 1990

KODAK STILL VIDEO CAMERA - 1990.  Shown publicly at Photokina in 1990, it may have been a ruse to confuse competition as to Kodak's digital status. The digital DCS-100 below was shown privately at the same Photokina. The SV camera shown above was a Nikon F3 with a still video back. The system utilized a Winchester power supply carried by a shoulder strap. Kodak stated that they intended to market the camera in 1991 at an MSRP of $25,000. Photo on the right shows a 1.3MP CCD attached to the Nikon F3 back. The camera created quite a public stir, especially among photo journalists who were supposed to be the intended market (Popular Photography referred to it as a "bombshell").  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

Popular Photography, January 1991, page 56.


kodak dcs-100 b & w 1990kodak dcs-100 color picture 1990kodak dcs-100 with keyboard 1990

kodak dcs-100 digital camera with extra battery 1990kodak dcs-100 digital camera kit 1990 kodak digital camera back 1990
KODAK DCS-100 SLR DIGITAL CAMERA - 1990.  The designation DCS-100 was not Kodak's official designation, but came about as the result of a magazine article and the name stuck. This system was a commercial version of the 1987-1989 Kodak DSLRs. Shown privately at Photokina 90 with a price of $30,000.  Marketed in 1991.  1.3MP CCD (1024 x 1280 pixels).  Based on the Nikon F3 body.  ISO 100.  Nikkor interchangeable lens mount.  Manual focus.  Shutter 8 seconds  to 1/2000 second.  Optical reflex viewfinder, hot shoe, self-timer, internal 200MB memory.  Two versions - B&W and Color.  Fitted into a large plastic suitcase, the system consisted of a 200MB external hard disk drive with batteries, a control panel, mono display, and cables, with a total weight of 55lb.  Click on image to see enlarged view. The item on the bottom far right is the Kodak Professional Digital Back of that same year. The history of Kodak DCS cameras from 1987-2004 is available at the James Garvey site listed below. Mr. Garvey was lead engineer for many Kodak cameras during that time period.

http://eocamera.jemcgarvey.com/pdf/dcsstory.pdf
http://jemcgarvey.com
http://www.epi-centre.com/reports/9306cs.html
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Kodak/index.htm

kodak photo cd system 1990
KODAK PHOTO CD SYSTEM - 1990.   The Photo CD process converts negatives or slides to CD images.  When introduced the Kodak Photo CD system recorded up to 100 images on a single CD.  Each image was recorded at five different resolutions.  Pixel Photography, Robert McMahan, 1993, p11.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this item. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_CD


yashica samurai v-70 hi-band still video camera 1990  
KYOCERA / YASHICA SAMURAI V-70 - 1990.     Hi-band still video camera.  1/2-inch, 390K pixel CCD, 3X 9-27mm zoom f/1.4 lens, auto-focus through the lens.  Popular Photography, May 1990, p56.  Sold only in Japan.  MSRP about $780.   In August of 2018 the owner was asking $3,790 for the camera on the right.   We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Yashica_Samurai_V-70


John Larish Understanding Elelctronic Photography by John Larish Digital Photography by John Larish

JOHN J. LARISH - 1990.  John published the two books shown above in 1990 and1992 .  They were the earliest available which discussed the then new field of electronic photography using analog still video cameras which were the predecessor of the digital cameras we have today.  In those books he discussed the equipment and technologies available at that time; how to capture, process and store electronic images; and how to manipulate electronic images.  These two book should be in the library of all those interested in maintaining a collection of early still video cameras.  In a visit to my home in Ohio several years back John very kindly autographed both books.  

John's career in photography has spanned 29 years, including management of a photographic laboratory, work with both GAF (Ansco) and Eastman Kodak Company where he worked in domestic as well as International markets.  He has written many articles for popular and technical publications and has appeared as a guest speaker at meetings for many organizations both in the United States and overseas, including the American Management Association, Photo Marketing Association, Electronic Industries Association, Society of Photographic and Science Technology of Japan in Tokyo, Consumer Electronic Association, the IS&T, and others.  John was a founding Editor/Publisher of Electronic Photography News, the earliest monthly publication in that field. He is also currently or has been a contributing editor for several publications including Advanced Imaging, Digital Imaging, PTN, International Contact, and Photo Industry Reporter where his Technology Tomorrow column appears regularly.

http://www.amazon.com/John-J.-Larish/e/B001JS1L6Y


 

olympus estilo memory card camera prototype 1990 

OLYMPUS ESTILO - 1990.  Prototype memory card camera.  Popular photography, January 1991, page 55, stated the ESTILO could record 38 images in field mode or 18 in frame mode per card indicating that it was a still video camera, however, others claim that it and the IC Card Camera shown below were digital cameras because they used a memory card.  The ESTILO was not marketed.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://books.google.com/books?id=G3D3v_S6X7UC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22CHINON+S-2000%22&source=bl&ots=UNtlVV4Azz&sig=4H0dSl0oc7jD0Ir2icVCpGJ72Xs&hl=en&sa=

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olympus vc-102 hi-band still video camera 1990
OLYMPUS VC-102 - 1990.  The V-102 was an upgrade of the V-100.  Hi-band, 10-27mm f/2.8 zoom, passive auto-focus with low-light illumination.  1/2-inch 360K pixel CCD.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/2000 second.   Popular Photography.  May 1990.  p56.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://books.google.com/books?id=G3D3v_S6X7UC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22CHINON+S-2000%22&source=bl&ots=UNtlVV4Azz&sig=4H0dSl0oc7jD0Ir2icVCpGJ72Xs&hl=en&sa=

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olympus ic card still video camera 1990 
OLYMPUS IC CARD CAMERA - 1990.  Prototype camera with solid-state storage.  Popular Photography, May 1990,  p57, stated that the camera used data compression to store 29 or 52 still video images on a flash card about the size of a credit card and recorded in field mode only.  Field mode was a term used for still video cameras rather than digital cameras thereby indicating that it was an analog still video camera rather than a  digital camera.  The description with the photo and in the accompanying text also stated that it was still video, however, some sites state that it was a digital camera because it used a memory card as digital cameras now do.  The camera was never marketed.  The Olympus VC-102 shown above was marketed and was definitely an analog still video camera,  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://books.google.com/books?id=G3D3v_S6X7UC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22CHINON+S-2000%22&source=bl&ots=UNtlVV4Azz&sig=4H0dSl0oc7jD0Ir2icVCpGJ72Xs&hl=en&sa=

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PCMCIA ATA (PC) Cards, Type I - 1990.  PC Cards (PCMCIA) were the first commercial memory card formats. The PC Card is a memory device designed to fit into a personal computer (notebook or laptop) for memory expansion, developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA).  The card was designed according to the original specification (PCMCIA 1.0) type I and has a 16-bit interface. It is 3.3 mm (0.13 inches) thick and has a double row of 34 holes (68 in total) along the short side as a connection interface. Type I PC card devices are commonly used in storage devices such as RA (random access memory)M, flash memory, OTP (one-time programmable), and  SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) cards.

https://www.minitool.com/lib/pcmcia-card.html

https://koofr.eu/blog/posts/history-and-evolution-of-memory-cards

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/memorycards

pentax ei-c70 still videocamera 1990
PENTAX EI-C70 - 1990.   Still video camera.  3X 8mm to 24mm, f.2.8-5.6 zoom, with active infrared auto-focusing.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/1000 second.  Popular Photography, May 1980, p56. ( see prototype shown in 1988 at Photolkikna 88).  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.


https://books.google.com/books?id=G3D3v_S6X7UC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22CHINON+S-2000%22&source=bl&ots=UNtlVV4Azz&sig=4H0dSl0oc7jD0Ir2icVCpGJ72Xs&hl=en&sa=

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Panasonic NV-S1

PANASONIC NV-S1 - 1990.   World's first video camera with electronic stabilization.

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE


Phae_One Pholtolphase  Ron Tussy letter

FIRST DIGITAL BACK - 1990.  In 1990, Phase One personnel developed the first medium format camera (4 x 5) digital back, the PhotoPhase, and began selling it in the U.S. and Canada in 1991.   CCD 5,000 x 7,200 pixels, ISO up to 800, 8 bit color.  Thanks to Ron Tussy of the Imerge Group for the above note concerning his first-hand expierence in the development and marketing of the first digital back.   



  RCA CC415 Camcorder kit

RCA CC415 CAMCORDER  - 1990.   This camcorder was donated to the museum and is in near mint condition despite being fifteen years old at the time of donation.  It has all the items that came with the kit, some of which seem never to have been used.  A number of these '90s camcorders always seem to be available on eBay, but very few have been maintained in such new-like  condition.

https://books.google.com/books?id=DJsbJq2_djkC&pg=RA2-PP1&lpg=RA2-PP1&dq=RCA+%2B+

%22CC415%22&source=bl&ots=iADQ_tsG8D&sig=ACfU3U2Xbf3A_IuNKcQbJlN49BrX9REp6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDn5atmpb2AhU5I

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Rodberts St. Clair PCC camera

ROBERTS / ST. CLAIR CAMERA - Pizza Box Camera - 1990.  Marc Roberts, Matthew Chikosky and Jerry Speasl formed a company called Personal Computer Cameras (PCC).  The company developed what came to be called Roberts Patents concerning the design of a digital camera that allowed the formatting of photographic images with a choice of file formats in a camera such as TIFF, JPEG and MPEG ("...means for selectively determining which of a plurality of compression alglorithm parameters are to be applied to said digital data infolrmatio signals in response to an operator activated switch means.").   PCC did not do well economically and a company called St. Clair purchased the rights to PCC's patents.  Subsequently, St. Clair brought patent infringement suits against many major digital camera manufacturers who built cameras with the ability to take and store TIFF, JPEG and MPEG images. Eventually, several juries found in favor of St. Clair resulting in payment to St. Clair and/or licensing agreements with St. Clair. 

https://www.google.com/patents/US5138459?dq=inassignee:%22Personal+Computer+Cameras,+Inc.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDMQ6AEwA2oVChMIl6vns5CcxwIVgYMNCh1HFgpM

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/prototypes-rarities/item/pcc-pizzaboxcam

samsung snac hi-band still video camera 1990
SAMSUNG SNAC - 1990.  The SNAC (Samsung New Age Camera) was a Hi-band still video camera.  Fixed-focus 15mm f/2.8 lens.  300K MOS sensor.  50 images per disk.   Not marketed.   Popular Photography, May 1990, p56.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://books.google.com/books?id=G3D3v_S6X7UC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22CHINON+S-2000%22&source=bl&ots=

UNtlVV4Azz&sig=4H0dSl0oc7jD0Ir2icVCpGJ72Xs&hl=en&sa=#v=onepage&q=%22CHINON%20S-2000%22&f=false



san jose state still video camera design project 1990
SJSU NUA 356 - 1990.   Still video camera.  San Jose State University student project.  Kyle Swen designed the camera with the supervision of Tomasz Migurski.  It was designed as a future concept, not for manufacture.  The premise of the design was to introduce a camera that stored images electronically rather than the use of standard film. The images are stored on a 3.5" floppy disk that can then be downloaded electronically to various formats.  Click on image for several enlarged views.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.


https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/crazy-cameras-seven-strange-snappers/

 

 

 




 

sony cvp-g500 still video recorder and printer 1990sony cvp-g500 still video player printer front view 1990
SONY CVP-G500 - 1990/91.   Still video image capture device and printer combined into one unit.  Popular Photography, June 1991, p20.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this item.

  http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/userfiles/file/digital_imaging_1990-2010.pdf
 

sony hyperhad sensor 1990 SONY HYPERHAD - 1990.   HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode ) sensor.  A light-focusing microlens (shown at left) positioned over each pixel gathers, concentrates and focuses incoming light toward the photo sensor's active imaging area.  Light sensitivity is increased by one f/stop.  Digital Photography: Pictures of Tomorrow, John J. Larish, 1992, p23.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this item,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_accumulation_diode



Sony Mavica MVC-2010 

SONY MVC-2010 - 1990.   Updated version of the MVC-2000 with audio added.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Mavica


SONY MVC-5000K - 1990.  Although we have seen no photos or information about this camera, Dennis van Hall (seeURL below) reports on his web site that he has seen several 5000K versions on auction sites.  He says that the K version appears the same as the original MVC-5000, but  has several less features features thus may have sold as a less expensive model.  

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/esvc/item/sony-promavica-mvc-5000k


Toshiba MC200 set Toshniba MC200 kit Toshiba MC200 
TOSHIBA MC200  - 1990.  Memory card camera.  2/3-inch, 400,000 pixel CCD. 18MB card, 6 high resolution images.  3X 9mm to 27mm f/2.0 lens.  Shutter 1/32 to 1/512 second.  Built-in flash, auto-focus.  MSRP $12500.  Popular Photography, December 1991, p111.  

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/toshiba-mc200





yashica samurai v-70 hi-band still video camera 1990  
YASHICA / KYOCERA SAMURAI V-70 - 1990.     Hi-band still video camera.  1/2-inch, 390K pixel CCD, 3X 9-27mm zoom f/1.4 lens, auto-focus through the lens.  Popular Photography, May 1990, p56.  MSRP about $780.  In August of 2018 the owner was asking $3,790 for the camera on the right.   We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Yashica_Samurai_V-70

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