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View-Master Stereo Color (Mark II)

Camera Type	35 mm viewfinder stereo camera
Manufacturer	AKA-Kamerawerk Friedrichshafen and King-Werk Bad Liebenzell, Germany, for Sawyer's Europe, Belgium
Year Introduced	1962
Film	135 cartridge
Size	160 x 96 x 50 mm (W x H x D)
Weight	595 grams without case
Lens Separation	64.54 mm
Image Format	13.10 x 11.20 mm (W x H)
Image Window Separation	65.50 mm
Lenses	Rodenstock Trinar (glass, matched), 1:2.8/20 mm, clip-on filters, 27 mm diameter
Diaphragms	Lamellar type (4) behind the lenses, continuously adjustable f/2.8 to f/22
Focusing	Fixed focus
Shutter	Mechanical guillotine type shutter in front of the lenses. Cocked with film transport
Shutter Speeds	Position "I" : (1/30, 1/45 and 1/60 sec.) and "B"
Viewfinder	Newton viewfinder (approx. 0,9x)
Rangefinder	n/a
Film Loading	Manual
Film Transport	Manual, with knob by 3 ½ sprocket holes (= 16.625 mm), sprocket wheels on top and bottom
Film Rewinding	Manual. By pressing film rewind button, with crank.
Frame Counter	Additive, 1 to 79
Flash Contact	X-Contact, M-Contact, PC-Contact. Acessory shoe. No contact
Tripod Socket	¼“ / 20 TPI
Selftimer	n/a
Special Features	Double exposure prevention, cable release socket, accessory shoe
Accessories	Operating instructions, everready case, viewer, film cutter
Notes	n/a

Exposure Values

The View-Master Stereo Color uses a unique combination of Shutter-Speeds and Diaphragms, which is expressed as "Exposure Value". The following Diaphragms and Shutter-Speeds are linked to the Exposure Values:

Exposure Value	Diaphragm	Shutter Speed
8	2.8	1/30 sec.
8 ½	2.8	1/45 sec.
9	2.8	1/60 sec.
10	4.0	1/60 sec.
11	5.6	1/60 sec.
12	8.0	1/60 sec.
13	11.0	1/60 sec.
14	16.0	1/60 sec.
15	22.0	1/60 sec.

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Last modified on May 20, 2005