Abstract:
An electronic flashing apparatus is provided with an adapter attachment detecting means for detecting the attachment of wide adapter, teleadapter, or the like, and a zoom position determining means for determining a zooming position on the basis of the detecting result from this adapter attachment detecting means and the focal length information from the photographing lens.When the wide adapter is attached, the zooming position is shifted to the telescopic side, and when the teleadapter is attached, the zooming position is shifted to the wide angle side.
Abstract:
A flash photography system with a camera body and an electronic flash device incorporates first to third terminals in the camera body which are connectable to fourth through sixth terminals in the flash device. A signal is produced to distinguish between first and second modes wherein data is transmitted to the electronic flash device and data from the electronic flash device is transmitted to the camera body, respectively, and connected to the first terminal. Clock pulses control the data transmission and data is read from the electronic flash device and transmitted to the electronic flash device through the second terminal in response to the clock pulses. An initiating signal to cause production of artificial illuminating light from the electronic flash device is provided at the third terminal. In response to the distinguishing signal, selection is made between the first and second modes via the fourth terminal. The electronic flash device provides via the fifth terminal serial data to the camera body in response to the clock pulses through the fourth terminal. Data is read to the electronic flash device through the fifth terminal in response to pulses from the fourth terminal. The electronic flash device provides artificial illuminating light in response to the initiating signal through the sixth terminal.
Abstract:
A single lens reflex camera is provided which has a planar area for mounting a light emitting component such as an electronic flash thereon. The planar area is defined by at least a portion of top surface of a body of the camera which is located on one side of a pentaprism housing disposed centrally on the top surface, and is at a lower level than the remainder of the top surface which is located on the opposite side of the pentaprism housing. The planar area is formed with a threaded bore for mounting the light emitting component, and is also provided with a terminal connector having a plurality of terminals inclusive of a synchro contact terminal, an illumination control signal terminal and a power supply terminal.
Abstract:
A photographic flash device comprising a grip portion and a flash unit removably attachable thereto. Both the grip portion and flash unit house battery-powered DC-DC converters which cooperate upon attachment of the flash unit to the grip portion in charging a main discharge capacitor. A source switch permits charging of the discharge capacitor by only one of the DC-DC converters, and a safety switch prevents operation of at least one of the converters when the flash unit is not attached to the grip portion.
Abstract:
A camera flash device is provided for photography requiring the use of a flash by transmitting plural information from the flash side to the camera side.The flash device includes a plural flash signal generation circuit which generates flash signals from said flash side, as well as common terminal to which any two flash signals are sent from said plural flash signal generation circuit.A control circuit prevents sending one signal of said two signals, both signal pass common terminal, while the other is sent.
Abstract:
A light-gathering device for transmitting through fiber optic bundles, the light emitted by an electronic flash along with the light from a continuous light source so that relatively small objects may be lit so as to photograph them. A first housing (8) is provided, designed to receive a flash tube (1) of an electronic flash unit, and a "model"(3) emitting continuous light, the first housing (8) being enclosed within a second housing in which there are several openings for inserting the ends of fiber optic bundles (2) whose opposite ends are used for illuminating the object to be photographed. Manual shutters (5, 6, 7) are provided for varying the light intensity from the flash tube to the fiber optics (2). This light gathering device is suitable for taking top-quality color photographs which have the desired lighting effects.
Abstract:
A dual optical path adapter is provided by which a camera of the type having a through-the-lens viewing system can be mechanically and optically coupled with the eyepiece of an optical viewing device such as an endoscope so that a viewable image which is formed by the endoscope can be simultaneously viewed along a first optical path of the adapter and photographed and/or viewed, via the camera, along the adapter's other optical path. The adapter is structured so that the camera can be moved between a number of positions without introducing any reversals of the object image as directly observed through the adapter's first optical path. In this manner, the camera can be focused while in one position and thereafter moved for photographing to any of its other positions which are more comfortable for the photographer.
Abstract:
A dual purpose socket assembly is provided for a photographic camera for releasably connecting either a photoflash lamp device or an electronic flash device to the camera which operates in an artificial illumination mode to provide electrical signals for controlling either the photoflash lamp device or the electronic flash device each of which has differently structured connector plugs, having differently arranged electrical contacts, for releasably connecting with the socket assembly.
Abstract:
An electronic flash unit includes a housing having an elongate passage. An electrical plug having a pair of contacts electrically connected to the flashtube-firing circuitry is movably mounted in the passage to locate the contacts at varying positions relative to the housing. The flash unit further includes a camera mounting bracket that is adjustable relative to the base of the housing. A ratchet mechanism prevents a control button operatively associated with the bracket and an electrical control switch from closing the switch to energize the flashtube-firing circuitry when the bracket engages the housing base.
Abstract:
A photographic camera is provided with means for detachably mounting either a flashbulb flash unit or an electronic flash unit. The camera includes a piezoelectric transducer mechanically activatable for generating voltage impulses. When the flashbulb flash unit is mounted on the camera, the voltage impulses are directly applied across the terminals of the flashbulb. There elapses a certain time interval between the start of flashbulb firing and the development of maximum flashbulb output illumination. This time interval is taken into account in the design of the shutter-activating mechanism. When, instead of the flashbulb flash unit, the electronic flash unit is mounted on the camera, the voltage impulses generated for flashbulb firing are utilized to initiate operation of the electronic flash unit. Because the flash tube of the unit develops maximum output illumination more quickly than does a flashbulb, a time-delay circuit is utilized to effect compensation.