Summary of A solar-powered camera from 1961

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The 1961 solar-powered camera was a small, easy-to-use camera that was powered by the sun. The camera used a light meter to compensate for less light than was actually available, and it was designed to be used with 100, 50, and 25 speed film.

• 00:00:00 The Olympus Pen EES-2 is a half-frame camera from the late 1960s that has double the exposures on every roll of film. It is a photography classic that is still enjoyable to use 50 years later.
• 00:05:00 This camera has a variable aperture which is controlled by a ring around the lens. When in auto mode, the aperture is automatically set to the widest ƒ-stop available. When in manual mode, the user can select different aperture values.
• 00:10:00 This camera uses a selenium light cell and a meter mechanism to automatically set an exposure, based on the amount of light hitting the lens. trap-needle metering.
• 00:15:00 This 1961 camera is powered by the sun and has a 1/40 second shutter speed. The camera has a manual aperture setting that uses a sensor that is only exposed half of the time. The camera has a red flag shutter interlock to prevent accidental exposures.
• 00:20:00 This 1961 camera uses a simple light meter to compensate for less light than is actually available. This system works well with 100, 50, and 25 speed film. Occasionally, washout will occur in high-contrast scenes, but this is to be expected with a meter which simply averages the frame. The design and simplicity of this camera are just right in the sweet spot.
• 00:25:00 In 1961, a solar-powered camera was created that used pennies as its power source. The camera was designed to be small and easy to use, and it is still used today.