Cosina CT-1 explained

The Cosina CT-1 is a 35mm film SLR camera from Cosina Co.

In addition to being sold in its own right, the CT-1 chassis also forms the basis (with variations) of several SLR bodies including the Nikon FM10,[1] the Canon T60,[2] the Olympus OM-2000[3] and others, such as the Hanimex DR-1 Super. It fulfilled better-known manufacturers' desire to offer a low-end "no-frills" manual film SLR without having to manufacture it themselves.

Models sold under other brand names known to share the chassis and possibly the whole mechanisms and electronics etc.: Canon T60, Carena CX-300, Chinon CM-7,[4] Olympus OM-2000,[5] Nikon FE10, Nikon FM10,[6] Petri GX-1,[7] Petri GX-2,[8] Revue AC2, Revue SC3, Ricoh KR-5 SUPER II (2).

The CT-1 chassis is also often, mistakenly, referred to as the basis of some other cameras such as the Yashica FX-3[9] and the Centon K100 (which, in itself, is often, incorrectly, said to be an updated Pentax K1000) but, although the FX-3 etc. uses a similar chassis, also from Cosina, it's not the same.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/opinion/html/fmfe10.htm Photography in Malaysia – Nikon FE10 / FM10
  2. http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/t60/t60manual/index.htm Photography in Malaysia – Canon T60
  3. Web site: Om-2000 . 2011-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531042638/http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~rwesson/esif/om-sif/bodygroup/om2000.htm . 2011-05-31 .
  4. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Cosina_CT1_Super Camera-wiki – Cosina CT1 Super
  5. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Olympus_OM2000 Camera-wiki – Olympus OM2000
  6. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Cosina_CT-1 Camera-wiki – Cosina CT-1
  7. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Petri_GX-1 Camera-wiki – Petri GX-1
  8. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Petri_GX-2 Camera-wiki – Petri GX-2
  9. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Yashica_FX-3 Camera-wiki – Yashica FX-3