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The technical stuff:
35mm Compact Camera
Lens Type; f2.8/45mm Isconar
Shutter Type: Unknown 4 speed + b 30,60,125,250
Country of origin West Germany
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An interesting camera, acquired on ebay for a small sum. Very hard to find any reference to the Pacemaker 35P, but I will continue
looking. It is unusual in German built 35mm compacts, the lens and shutter
configuration being different to the norm, not at all like the usual Varios and
Prontos. There are only 2 adjustment rings, the speed and aperture have been
combined in a way that within a given aperture range the speed is selected for
you, without an override option like the Prontor LK types. This ring is also dual marked on a wide band with Icons (bright,
cloudy etc.) on one side and on the other you have f stop bracketed to speed.
The shutter seems
to be gear driven because you when you fire the shutter it whirrs to a click,
quite a reassuring sound actually, so there has obviously been some engineering
involved. The front focus ring has 3 sets of calibrations, one for
metric, one for linear and a third for zone focusing, again with icons. The
speed/aperture ring also is seemingly stepless with very smooth action, as has
the focus ring, and the shutter is as light as a feather. A rather enigmatic
camera in that it looks and feels like a cheap camera but in use it seems much
better quality than the average.
Stop Press:
I have discovered the origin of this camera and why it was so difficult to
find information. It was made by King in Germany who also made Regula/Mastra and
some other "own brands". This model appears to be a rebranded variant
of the King Regulette.
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