Description
Body
Die-cast aluminum alloy.
Big grease-sealed O-rings.
Depth
50 meters (160 feet).
Pressure
85 PSI or 6 kg/cm2
Sensor
Standard 35mm film.
Image Size
24 x 36mm
Focus
Manual, by scale only.
Finder
Reverse Galilean Albada finder for 35mm lens (only).
Parallax marks.
85% coverage at infinity.
0.55x magnification.
40mm eyepoint.
0.9 diopters.
Other lenses require other slip-in finders.
Light Meter
SPD silicon photo diode.
ASA/ISO 25 ~ 1,600.
Rated LV 8 ~ 19 with f/2.8 lens; actually works to much lower light levels.
Turns on with a tap and stays on 16 seconds.
AUTOMATIC TTL exposure control, or blinking/steady LED shutter speeds for manual metering.
Flash Metering
Second SPD for TTL control when used with SB-102, SB-103 or SB-105,
TTL metering from ASA 25 ~ 400. The finder bolt will blink if you set the ASA dial above 400.
Flash Sync
Special underwater connector on bottom of camera; no hot shoe.
1/90 sync speed.
Set manually or automatically when flash is active.
Shutter
Vertical metal focal plane.
Mechanical safety lock on front of camera.
No cocked indicator.
Mechanical speeds: 1/90 and Bulb.
Electronic quartz-timed manual speeds: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and 1/1,000.
AUTOMATIC TTL electronic speeds: Rated stepless 1/1,000 to 1/30; in actual use runs to many seconds or even minutes if needed.
Power
Two very common alkaline or silver S76, A76, LR44 or similar watch batteries, or a lithium CR1/3N.
Size
99 x 146 x 58 mm HWD; 74 mm deep with 35mm f/2.5 lens.
Weight
31.600 oz. (895.8g) with 35mm lens, battery and 36 exposure roll of Fuji Superia X-TRA 400, measured.
25.530 oz. (723.7g) body-only with battery and film, measured.
Rated 700 g for the body-only, stripped.
35mm f/2.5 lens only: 6.075 oz. (172.2 g), measure
Quality
Made in Japan.
Announced
April 1984.
