33 2003 1. 19512000 1000 100 10 1964 1967 10 1 1950 60 70 80 90 00 JCIA 195053 1954 M3 6 35 FP 35 35 1962 1964 1967 1967 567 539 1 1965 6 7 8 9 DPE 10

35 1980 1 CU 2 3 1 4 GHQ 5 1948 9 1956 DD 1 1954 JCII Japan Camera Inspection Institute JCII JCII 2 CU : Consumer Union of United States Inc., 1936 Consumer Reports 10 3 1895 195797 194598 195298 103 2001 9091 4 1995 460 5 general headquarters

33 2003 1. 19512000 1000 100 10 1964 1967 10 1 1950 60 70 80 90 00 JCIA 195053 1954 M3 6 35 FP 35 35 1962 1964 1967 1967 567 539 1 1965 6 7 8 9 DPE 10 1958 1960 1955 1960 1970 11 2. 7 1965 1974 25% 8 1971 1983 9 1981 10 8 8 35 11 1 1961 8

2. 19562000 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 41 1954 21 1954 30 1964 70 1977 50 1970 0 1950 60 70 80 90 00 80 1986 89 80 1. 2 QC 1950 WE 1950 JM 1954 QC 195053 OEM MIL 12 1957 QC 1970 1994 156 12 Military Standard MIL STD 105 A 1950 13 1950 66 FP 1955 14 13 1945 1946 1949 QC 1957 QC CQ 1957 109 385386 14 1982 195

33 2003 1960 OCLI 1960 AE 15 1970 AF 16 1970 AE LSI AE 1980 AF 3 1965 1956 2 196281 17 15 Auto Exposure 1960 EE Electronic Eye 16 Auto Focus 17 205 1960 1981 1 5 195153 18 1960 3 1950 194857 19 1957 89 195289 195989 18 1969 991 5 19 1956 10 1957

JCIA 1946 17 1953 4 20 1953 100 30 1954 4 17 JCIA 21 1953 8 1955 8 JETRO 22 23 2 24 1955 12 20 1952 21 Japan Camera Industry Association 22 Japan External Trade Organization 23 Japan Camera Information and Service Center 1956 2 4365 3000 1000 1963 10 JCIA 1987 19 24 1954 JETRO 1 8,000 JCIA 1987 20 1 15 35000 PR 1956 2 1960 11 PX 1961 3 JCIA 50 JCIA 2000 6 30 7 1 CIPA 25 (JCII 1948 1949 1 JES 39 1948 10 26 25 Camera & Imaging Products Association 26 JCIA 1985 21

33 2003 3. 19581998 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1958 63 68 73 78 83 88 93 97 98 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 100 1997 1954 6 14 7 JCII 27 8 1 JCII 1957 1989 12 13 41 28 3 34 JCII 29 JCII JCII 27 1973 5 JCII Japan Camera & Optical Instruments Inspection and Testing Institute. 28 1 29 Japan Camera Industry Institute 102 0082 25 JCII 1956 44 44 1958 1 66 1959 1958 3 CH 30 30 8 8

4. 1988 JCIA JCII JCII JCII JCII JMDC 1989 1989 1997 38 2000 8 31 1958 9 1987 3031 31 33 3 27 33 32 8 3 1 F2.8 69 95 49 95 20 44 8 8 FOB 10 35 3 1 8 8 1959 26 32 1958 9 16 8

33 2003 5. 19541989 JCII 8 1959 1959 JMDC 1960 1 2 JCII 1 PASSED JCII JMDC 1992 33 1997 4. 1959 1 10 8 2 8 13 1 1 1964 12 28 2 1972 12 1958 9 1989 12

31 1 11 2 1 JCII 1 JCII 1954 5 27 52 31 28 JCII 10 1964 10 1974 4 5. JCII 50 1995 33 1. 1951 P 1952 66 1953 1. 50 1946 10 A Z JUX 86 4. 1956 1950 34 A 1954 1955 C 1956 FP 1. 5 17 1965 5 33 50 50 50 50 50 NO35 1995 34 2 5800 1500 JCIA 1987 17

33 2003 195759 7 14 35 1966 M3 Sb 1952 S2 1954 M3 1954 35 1955 SP 1957 L 1958 L 1958 36 7 1961 37 50 1963 CL 1973 38 1. 5 30 1964 10 1974 5 1960 AE AF 35 4 1 SP 3 3 3 14 1971 23 36 1944 M3 37 FP 38 1972 6 1948 35 35 1953 35 1954 35 1954 35 1956 39 1956 40 1949 1955 2000 V2 1958 1958 1959 1960 AE AE 1961 1962 41 35 1966 AE 35 1966 42 39 F2.8 10800 1958 1971 31 40 F1.9 M3 1990 4 35 14 41 7 1962 62 42

6. 19541989 JCII 1970 AF C35EF 1975 AF 35 AF 1977 XA 1979 AF35M 1979 1. 5 18 16 16 1957 16 1957 16 1958 16 1959 16EE 1962 110 110 110 1972 110 1976 1965 7 1983 1. 5 18 1964 35 S 1949 43 1952 B 1954 44 T 1955 1958 45 43 35 1911 44 45 35

33 2003 F 1959 46 1960 TTL 47 RE 1963 SP 1964 SR T101 1966 F 1963 1970 OM 1 1972 TTL AE RTS 1975 48 AE AE 1 1976 49 XD 1977 1980 AF 7000 1985 2 5 24 6. 1965 46 47 TTL Through The Lens 48 1973 49 LSI IC CPU 50 51 1970 35 FP 1953 50 F1.1 1953 50 F1.2 1954 50 F1.2 1956 50 F1.1 1958 50 F0.95 1960 F1.8 F2 52 50 F1.8 1951 50 F1.8 1957 53 50 51 AE 52 50 F 2 1953 53

7. 19541989 100 10 1 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000 JCII 54 F1.4 58 F1.4 F 1960 50 F1.4 F 1962 50 F1.4S 1976 55 35 F2.8 1959 1966 1975 3 1980 54 45 1995 122123 55 35 F2.5 1951 28 F3.5 1954 50 1995 27 17 F5.6 1972 13 F 5.6 1972 21 F2 1976 500 F5 1953 300 F4 1957 1000 F8 1958 135 1200 196070 500 2000 1969 36 82 F2.8 1959 56 4386 F3.5 1963 3570 F2.83.5 1972 AF 35 70 F4 1985 1980 1 56 OCLI 1968

33 2003 57 3 35100 F3.5 4.3 1980 5 28135 F4 1983 4 50200 F5.64.5 APO 1984 75 28-210 F38-56(1985 7 AF28 200 F3.85.6 1992 58 2135 F3.54 1979 85 250 F44.5 1959 80 160 F3.5 1961 55135 F3.5 1962 100 200 F5.6 1965 20 85-210 F4.5 1976 59 100 300 F5.6 1980 100300 F4.55.6 1988 3 7. 1954 1956 25 1957 57 1995 217223 58 1993 8 93 94 93 59 1959 1995 30 1756 JCII 2 CU CU 45 500 1016 601 111 287 CU A 194 37 NA Not Acceptable 5 05 12 12 7. NA 1963 11 60 6. 60 Bell&Howell Canon Canonet 2.8 CU 2 Not Acceptable 1963 11 534 1972 Bell&Howell AUTO 35 RE- FREX BEST BUY 6

8. CU 19451989 1 CU A ExVG10070 B GF6940 C PV39 0 NA0 Not Acceptable Ac Acceptable (Ex Excellent. VG Very Good. G Good. F Fair. P Poor. V Variable). 2 CONSUMER REPORTS 1945 1989, VOL. 10 54 61 62 CU B 63 1961 8 61 1987 109 62 CU Acceptable B 1963 11 534 Ansco Autoset 1962 2 20 7 63 1960 1962 8 1965 A 1967 1967 1949 1960 CU

33 2003 9. 19651989 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 NA 8 1960 1967 64 1973 64 1960 1967 1973 4 20 1984 236238 8 1968 NASA 65 1976 40 9 1972 1974 CL CL 1973 RTS 1975 JCII 1976 3 7. 65 40 5 1984 238

10. 19491989 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 JCII JCII 11. 19551997 1 1999 25 1977 30 1982 40 1993 19891997

33 2003 TQC 66 QC 10. 67 4 66 67 18951998 103 1905 97 190580 191197 193397 193697 193694 193691 194094 193689 194894 46 1948 91 194889 1948 74 11. 100 18951911 1927 1944 19361948

19481997 19621991 2 CU 1960 1960 1970 1962 1967 1976 1989 10 JCII 1970 1, 1949 2 1953 3 195455 4 10 1956 5 3 11 1959 6 195962 7 1963 8 20 1967 9 1969 10 1971 11 20 1973 12 25 1977 13 20 1978 14 20 1979 15 1979 16 30 1982 17 1982 18 1984 19 1984 5 133135 20 6 11 1 1985 21 1985 22 1987 23

33 2003 19891997 24 25 1989 25 40 1993 26 18 1994 27 27 1 1994 28 1995 29 1995 30 50 NO. 35 50 1995 31 50 NO. 35 50 1995 32 43 35 1996 33 158 4 1996 34 1996 35 1997 6 36 1996 1997 37 1998 21 1998 38 1998 39 1999 40 5 1999 41 23 2000 42 2000 16 2001

1. 19541989 JCII

33 2003 2. CU 19451989 1 CU A ExcelVG10070 B GF6940 C PV39 0 NA0 Not Acceptable Ac Acceptable (Ex Excellent. VG Very Good. G Good. F Fair. P Poor. V Variable). 2 CONSUMER REPORTS 1945 1989, VOL. 10 54

1. 19451989 1945 1945 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 k 52 53 n 53 54 m 54 55 c 55 56 K 56 57 KY m c 2 57 58 af KY F 58 59 MH ky 1 59 60 S c S S 1 60 61 o KYH N 1 S 61 62 a 62 63 o C 2 63 64 MT fko H 3 64 65 F M M H 2 65 66 C MT F 1 66 67 A A 2 C 67 68 CN MT 2 KY 68 69 S 69 70 R ES C KY KY 4 MTS 70 71 N S 1 M 71 72 C R MT C C MT 3 S M 72 73 KSg M 3 C 73 74 H O 1 MT 74 75 KY M O MT 3 KY 75 76 A MT O CO CF 6 76 77 O M AMT K 2 K 77 78 AN R M 2 MT 78 79 TTk Sg H AN 3 S C C 79 80 F H MT M C MT 2 K 80 81 N S A 1 81 82 T A AM MTH 4 82 83 Sg K A 1 F Sg 83 84 84 85 K A 2 R 85 86 N 1 86 87 C M 2 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98 99 99 A C Ch F K K M N O R T Sg H MT S 1963 1945 1998 1998. 12. 22 1985 JCIA 30 1987

33 2003 2. 19451992 DM L/C 1945 1945 46 46 47 47 10 48 48 49.1.1 49 49 360 50 50 4 1 51 51 52 52 53.8.1 53 53 JCIA 54 54 JCII NY M3 55 55 NY 1 56 56 5 57 57 58 4 58 59 JMDC 59 C JMDC 60 11 60 61 11 61 8 EE 62 62 63 13 63 NY MPDFA 64 64 65 14 65 66 66 67 67 1 1 50 68 68 69 69 2 70 70 3 71 71 1308 72 72 10 73 73 28 74 1 74 3800 75 75 3000 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 7000 86 86 87 35LS 87 88 8 88 89 89 12.13 90 90 91 91 92 92 430 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 4.9 98 98 12.31 99 99 1998 1998 JCIA 30 1987 25 1977 30 1982 40 1993

3. M T S H 1947 S 22 1948 23 7.1 JES 39 1949 24 16 1951 26 1952 27 1953 28 JIS B7107 53 B7108 53 3.28 4.1 1954 29 8.1 1955 30 PX 1956 31 JIS B 7107 56 7108 56 1957 32 1958 33 1959 34 8. 10. 1960 35 2 1.1 8.11 1964 39 5.1 1967 42 2.20 7.1 1969 44 3. 1973 48 6. 1978 53 1981 56 1982 57 1984 59 30 1985 60 4. 8 12. 1988 63 1. 1989 H 1 2. 12.13 1992 4 1997 9 4.9 JCII JCIA

33 2003 4. 3 88 1953.4.6 1958.1.31 1960.8.11 JIS 7107 53 JIS 7107 56 1953.3.28 1956.3.28 1960.8.11 02 02 20 15 15 30 20 10 7 7 715 715 615 4 1000 d 1200 d 1200 d 500 d 700 d 500 d 400 d F1.4F.No 20 16 F1.4F.NoF2.0 17 20 24 20 F2.0F.NoF3.5 20 24 F4 28 24 F.NoF3.5 23 28 F4 28 24 F5.6 90 24063606 6 1 1 2 80 80 80 X 1ms 1 2ms F 42ms 42ms M 185ms 185ms FP 715 715 55 55 40 x 60 F M 60 40 x 60 FP 1 200 100 50 50 30 1 100 50 30 1 125 50 80 40 80 40 1 200 100 50 40 30 40 30 50 80 40 50 40 50 30 30 1 F 5 F5 F5 F5 5 F5 5 F5 250 2 5 4 5 1000 1000 1000 3100 3000 500 100 1000 JIS B 7107 1953 JIS B 7107 1956 8

5. 19461956 JCII JCIA JCII 1947 56 1954 57 1958 1964 1989 1996 A 1 Accuraflex 1950 2 Airesflex Y1 1951 15000 1954 64 3 Alfaflex 1952 20,000 4 Alpenflexs 1954 17000 1954 54 5 Amiflex 1953 9500 1954 54 6 Arucaflex 7 Autoflex A 1955 15800 1954 65 B 8 Beautyflex 1950 12000 1954 57 9 Bikor flex 1947 10 Bioflex 1951 C 11 Cosmoflex 1952 18600 12 Conpanion 1953 16000 13 Crownflex 1953 12500 1954 55 14 Crystarflex 45 1954 18000 1954 59 D 15 Dorimaflex 1952 11500 16 Dorisflex 1954 6000 1956 56 E 17 Eicaflex 1954 16000 18 Elegaflex 1953 19000 19 Elicaflex 1951 18000 20 Elmoflex 1946 21040 21 Elizaflex 1952 14000 F 22 Firstflex P 1950 6800 23 Fujicaflex Automat 1954 65000 1954 G 24 Geltoflex 1952 25 Gnoflex 1955 1955 56 26 Graceflex 1951 12000 H 27 Hacoflex 1955 1954 61 28 Hobiflex 1955 10000 29 Honestflex 1953 30 Honortflex 1955 I 31 Isocaflex 1952 17000 1954 56 J K 32 Kalloflex Automat 1954 32000 1954 79 33 Koniflex 1952 47000 1954 L 34 Laconflex 1965 9800 35 Larkflex 1953 14500 36 Laurelflex 1951 32000 1954 89 37 Leadaflex 1953 38 Lusterflex S 1955 15000 39 Lyraflex 1953 1956 56 M 40 Maguniflex 41 Malcaflex 1952 16500 42 Mamiyaflex Junior 1948 19000 1954 43 Mananflex A 1955 8000

33 2003 44 Manonflex 1955 45 Marioflex A 1954 16500 1954 67 46 Masmyflex 1951 47 Mericaflex 1953 48 Middiflex 1953 15000 49 Mikonoflex 1962 7300 50 Minoltaflex 1950 29700 1954 51 Minoriflex 1950 12600 52 Monadeflex 1953 8950 N 53 Nikkenflex 1951 13000 1954 68 54 Nikkenflex JA 1951 O 55 Ofunaflex 1953 30000 1955 55 56 Oriflex 1960 8950 57 Olympusflex B 1953 43000 1954 58 Osiroflex 1955 8800 P 59 Petriflex 1953 25000 1954 78 60 Photocaflex 1956 14500 61 Pigeonflex 1955 10500 62 Primoflex 1950 24000 63 Princeflex 1956 17000 1955 55 64 Prince Junior 1955 9500 Q 65 Qeenflex 1950 19500 R 66 Raemoflex 1955 67 Ricohflex model 1950 5800 1954 68 Ripeflex 1953 14500 69 Rolleiflex 70 Ruvinaflex 1952 8000 S 71 Silverflex Model S 1953 8500 1954 56 72 Sorigorflex 1955 73 Superflex B 1950 19500 T 74 Topcoflex 1950 75 Toyocaflex 1954 7800 76 Tsubasaflex 1951 11400 U V 77 Veriflex 1954 78 Vesterflex 1954 3000 W 79 Wagoflex 1952 23000 1954 61 80 Walzflex 1955 10000 81 Wardflex 1954 82 Welmyflex 1950 13000 1954 72 X Y 83 Yanmerflex 1954 84 Yashimaflex 1953 15000 1954 85 Yashicaflex B 1953 15000 Z 86 Zenobiaflex 1953 19500 1954 55 23 86 16704 70 34 18 11 8 7 1 2 JCII 1 4 JCIA

6. CU Best Buy, Not Acceptable 19451974 VOL 1947 S22 6 12 Speed O matic Camera 12.95 New Yorkvia Gimbel s 1949 24 7 14 4x5 BUSCH PRESSMAN D 349.10 Busch Precision camera Corp. 7 14 4x5 MERIDIAN 45 B 376.40 Meridian Instruments Co. 7 14 2 1 4x3 1 4 WATSON MINITURE PRESS 209.08 Burke & James 7 14 2 1 4x3 1 4 PRINTEX 194.53 Printex Products 1951 26 11 16 ROLLEICORD w c 159.30 Carl Zeiss, Inc., 11 16 RICOHFLEXB w c 47.45 Importing & Distributing Corp. 1957 32 11 22 35 OLYMPUS 35 S 69.95 Brockway Camera Corp. 11 22 35 MINOLTA A2 69.95 FR Corp. 11 22 35 RICO H500 69.95 Riken Optical Industries Ltd. 11 22 35 DEJUR D 3 59.95 Dejur Ansco corp. 11 22 35 ROYAL SUPER CAT.2403M 1W 2Y 59.95 Burke & James, Inc. 1958 33 7 23 YASICA MAT 75.50 Yasima OpticalInd.co. 1959 34 12 24 16 SEARS TOWER CAT. No. 016 29.50 Sears, Roeback 12 24 16 MAMIYA AUTOMATIC 16 69.95 Caprod ltd. 1960 35 11 25 35 KODAK AUTOMATIC 35 90.00 Eastman Kodak Co. 11 25 35 AIRES VISCOUNT 69.95 Kalimar, Inc. 1961 36 11 26 35 MIRANDA D with 50 1.9 159.95 Allied Impex Corp. 7 26 35 AIRES PENTA 35 89.95 Kalimar, Inc. 7 26 35 AIRES PENTA 35 with bilt in 110.00 Kalimar, Inc. 1962 37 11 27 POLAROID 850 139.95 Polaroid Corp. 1963 38 11 28 35 MINOLTA AL 79.95 Minolta Corp. 11 28 35 B&HCANONCANONET 2.8 99.95 Bell & Howell Co. 1965 40 11 30 OLYMPUS PEN EE 49.95 Scopas Olympus, inc. 1966 41 11 31 POLAROID SWINGER 20 19.95 Polaroid Corp. 11 31 MINOLTA 24 RAPID 79.90 Minolta Corp. 1967 42 11 32 REVERE 504? 9.45 3M co. 11 32 BRUMBERGER THUNDERBIRD? 1.98 Brumberger co., Inc. 11 32 BRUMBERGER FLASHFLEX? 4.95 Brumberger co.,inc. 1968 43 11 33 YASICA MAT 124 99.95 Yashica, Inc. 11 33 YASICA D 59.95 Yashica, Inc. 11 33 POLAROID APPEALING 230 99.95 Polaroid Corp. 11 33 POLAROID APPEALING 210 49.95 Polaroid Corp. 1969 44 11 34 POLAROID COLORPACK 29.95 Polaroid Corp. 1971 46 11 36 35 KONICA AUTO S2 w c 125.00 Konica Camera Corp. 11 36 35 MINOLTA HI MATIC 7S w c 110.00 Minolta Corp. 1972 47 11 47 35 KONICA AUTOREFLEX with 52 1.8 w c 340.00 Konica Camera Corp. 8 37 35 BELL & HOWELL AUTO 35 REFLEX 176.00 Bell & Howell Co. with 50 1.8 & Case 1974 49 1 39 SEARS 126X CAT.No.7840 11.00 Sears Roeback 1 39 IMPERIAL 900 8.00 Imperial Camera Corp.

33 2003 6. CU Best Buy, Not Acceptable 19751989 VOL 1975 50 11 40 35 OLYMPUS OM 1 with 50 1.8 448.00 Ponder & Best, inc. 1976 51 6 41 110 PRINZ 303? 24.00 American International, Inc. 11 41 110 MINOLTA POKET AP 270 95.00 Minolta Corp. 11 41 110 MINOLTA POKET AP 250 75.00 Minolta Corp. 11 41 35 OLYMPUS OM 1 with 50 1.8 400.00 Ponder & Best, inc. 11 41 KODAK T INSTAMATIC 18 26.00 Eastman Kodak Co. 1977 52 11 42 110 MINOLTA POKET AP 270 95.00 Minolta Corp. 11 42 35 CANONET 28 s with flash 166.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 42 35 CANONET G 17 187.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 42 35 KONICA AUTO S3 200.00 Konica Camera Corp. 11 42 35 MINOLTA HI MATIC E 170.00 Minolta Corp. 1978 53 11 43 35 CANONET 28 with flash w c 177.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 43 35 CANONET G 17 w c 200.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 43 35 KONICA AUTO S3 w c 210.00 Konica Camera Corp. 11 43 110 MINOLTA POKET AP 470 110.00 Minolta Corp. 1979 54 11 44 35 CANON A1 with 50 1.4 699.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 44 35 OLYMPUS OM2N with 50 1.8 608.00 Ponder & Best, inc. 11 44 35 MINOLTA XG7 with 50 1.4 546.00 Minolta Corp. 1981 56 7 46 TOKINA 2X 105.00 Tokina Optical Corp. 1983 58 11 48 35 MINOLTA AFC with flash 228.00 Minolta Corp. 11 48 35 MAMIYA U with flash 180.00 Bell & Howell Co. 11 48 35 OLYMPUS XA with flsh 255.00 Ponder & Best, inc. 11 48 35 OLYMPUS XA2 with flsh 215.00 Ponder & Best, inc. 11 48 CONTINENTAL 201A 35.00 11 48 CONTINENTAL 301 48.00 1984 59 11 49 35 MINOLTA AFC with flash 219.00 Minolta Corp. 11 49 35 CHINON 35 with flash 219.00 Chinon America., Inc. 11 49 35 OLYMPUS XA2 with flsh 215.00 Ponder & Best, inc. 1985 60 11 50 35 TOKINA SMZ 835 80 200 183.00 Tokina Optical Corp. 11 50 35 CANON FD 70 210 140.00 CANON U.S.A. Inc. 11 50 35 NIKON Nikkor 80 200 350.00 NIKON.,Inc. 11 50 35 MINOLTA Talker 140.00 Minolta Corp. 11 50 35 PENTAX Super Program with F1.7 50 225.00 PENTAX Corp 11 50 35 OLYMPUS OM 2S with F1.7 50 350.00 Olympus America Inc. 1989 H1 11 54 35 FUJI DL 400 TELE 317.00 FUJI U.S.A., Inc. 11 54 35 NIKON TELE TOUCH DELUXE 317.00 NIKON., Inc. 11 54 35 CANON SURE SHOT ZOOM 459.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 54 35 CANON SURE SHOT SUPREME 328.00 CANON U.S.A., Inc. 11 54 35 CHINON AUTO 3001S300 Chinon America., Inc. CU Best Buy Product Best Buy Gifts Not Acceptable Product CU CONSUMER REPORTS 1945-1989, VOL. 10-54

7. CU 19451969 Acceptable N.A Acceptable N.A AC N.A AC N.A VOL A B C D A B C D A-C D A-C D 1946 21 11 11 Box Cameras 0 0 3 3 3 3 11 11 Holding 0 0 2 2 2 2 11 11 Twin lens Reflex 0 0 2 2 2 2 11 11 35mm and Bantam 0 0 5 5 5 5 1947 22 6 12 Speed o matic Camera 0 0 1 1 1 1 11 12 Cameras (Higher priced camears) 0 0 1 9 8 1 9 1948 23 11 13 Press Cameras 0 0 3 3 3 3 1949 24 1 14 The Land Cameras 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 14 Press Cameras (4x5) 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 14 Press Cameras (3 1 4x4 1 4) 0 0 3 3 3 3 7 14 Press Cameras (2 1 4x3 1 4) 0 0 3 2 5 3 2 5 1950 25 8 15 Stereo Cameras 0 0 1 1 1 1 1951 26 11 16 Twin Lens Reflex (Expensive) 0 1 2 3 8 8 11 11 11 16 Twin Lens Reflex (Low Priced) 1 1 3 3 1 1 5 5 1952 27 11 17 Photographic gift: Camera 1 1 0 6 6 7 7 1953 28 11 18 Photographic gift: Camera 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 1954 29 11 19 Photographic gift: Camera 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 1955 30 20 0 0 0 0 1956 31 11 21 The Minolta & The Rolleiflex 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 1957 32 3 22 4 Polaroid Cameras 0 0 4 4 4 4 11 22 35mm Cameras under $90 3 1 3 7 1 1 6 2 8 14 2 16 1958 33 7 23 Twi Lens Refrex Cameras 3 8 1 12 4 3 7 0 18 1 19 9 23 Improvement on a good 35mm 2 2 0 0 2 2 11 23 35mmSLR (Lens shutters) 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 11 23 35mmSLR (Focal Plane) 3 1 4 3 2 5 0 9 9 1959 34 1 24 35mm Rangefinder Cameras 3 7 10 4 2 1 7 1 1 18 18 7 24 Auto Exposur Still Cameras 0 0 3 3 3 3 12 24 6x6 cm Models (120 Film) 4 3 7 4 4 0 11 11 12 24 4x4 cm Models (127 Film) 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 12 24 Subu Minitre Cameras 5 1 6 1 1 2 2 8 1 9 1960 35 1 25 35mm Cameras under $100 11 2 13 0 0 13 13 10 25 Auto Exposure Still Cameras 0 0 0 0 10 25 Focusing Lens Cameras 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 10 25 Fixed Focus Lens Cameras 0 0 5 5 5 5 1961 36 7 26 Focal Plane Shutter Cameras 3 6 9 4 1 5 0 14 14 7 26 Leaf Type shutters Cameras 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 7 26 The Focal plane Camera Lenses 6 3 9 2 3 5 0 14 14 8 26 Low Cost Single Lens Reflex Cameras 1 1 0 0 1 1 1962 37 11 27 35mm Rangefinder Cameras 2 13 15 4 4 2 2 21 21 1963 38 11 28 (35mm Auto Exposure, $30 $100) 11 28 35mm, Full Manual Control 4 2 6 2 2 1 1 9 9 11 28 35mm, Limited Manual Control 2 3 1 1 7 2 2 1 1 9 1 10 11 28 35mm, Fixed Focus 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 11 28 The New Polaroid Cameras 0 0 1 1 1 1 11 28 The New Kodak Instamatic 0 0 1 1 1 1 1964 39 29 0 1965 40 6 30 (Single Frame 35mm Cameras) 6 30 Auto ExpousureFocusing 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 30 Auto ExpousureFixed Focus 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 30 Match NeedleFocusing 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 6 30 Manual 3 1 4 1 1 0 5 5 7 30 Olynpus Pen F 1 1 0 0 1 1 1966 41 5 31 Law Cost Instant Load 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 10 10 1967 42 7 32 Fast Lenses For 35mm Cameras 4 4 0 0 4 4 11 32 (Law Cost Still Camera) 11 32 Instant Load Cameras 1 1 3 1 4 13 13 18 18 11 32 Roll Film Cameras 0 0 9 2 11 9 2 11 1968 43 33 0 0 0 0 1969 44 8 34 (Instant Load Auto Expousure) 8 34 Focusing Models 2 5 7 3 3 5 5 15 15 8 34 Non Focusing Models 1 1 2 0 3 3 5 5 1 CU A EXVG10070 B GF6940 C PV39 0 NA0 AC Acceptable (EX: Excellent. VG: Very Good. G: Good. F: Fair. P: Poor. V: Variable). D: Not Acceptable (N.A) 2 CONSUMER REPORTS 1945 1989, VOL. 10 54

33 2003 7. CU 19701989 Acceptable N.A Acceptable N.A AC N.A AC N.A VOL A B C D A B C D A-C D A-C D 1970 45 11 35 35mm Cameras (Lens shutters) 4 11 15 5 5 3 3 23 23 1971 S46 11 36 Polaloid Cameras 4 4 4 4 1972 47 3 37 Non Reflex 35mm Cameras 4 4 1 1 0 5 5 8 37 (35mm SLR Cameras) 8 37 Automatic Exposure Contol 5 2 7 0 0 7 7 8 37 Matchpointer Exposure Contol 8 11 19 4 1 5 1 1 25 25 1973 48 11 38 (Pocket Cameras) 11 38 Law Priced Pocket 0 0 6 6 6 6 11 38 Hight Priced Pocket 4 4 2 2 2 2 8 8 1974 49 1 39 Cheap Instant Load Cameras 1 1 0 18 1 19 19 1 20 3 39 Polaloid SX 70 0 0 1 1 1 1 11 39 Single Lens Reflex Cameras 6 21 27 4 1 5 4 4 36 36 11 39 35mm Wide Angle Lens 9 7 16 2 2 11 11 29 29 11 39 135mm Telephoto Angle Lens 12 3 15 1 1 15 15 31 31 1975 50 2 40 Polaloid zip Cameras 0 0 1 1 1 1 1976 51 6 41 (Pockt Cameras) 6 41 Adjustable Focus Models 5 5 1 1 4 4 10 10 6 41 Zone Focus Models 2 2 4 0 2 2 6 6 6 41 Fixed Focus Models 1 2 3 0 18 1 19 21 1 22 6 41 Instant Picture 0 0 4 4 4 4 1977 52 1 42 Low Priced 35mm Cameras 3 16 3 22 3 3 3 3 28 28 11 42 (Pocket Cameras) 0 0 11 42 Adjustable Focus Models 3 6 9 4 4 5 5 18 18 11 42 Point and Shoot Models 1 1 0 8 8 9 9 1978 53 2 43 (Instant Picture Cameras) 2 43 Adjustable Focus Models 0 0 6 6 6 6 2 43 Fixed Focus Models 0 0 2 2 2 2 1979 54 9 44 (35mm Single Lens Reflex) 9 44 35mm SLR Cameas 8 19 27 2 2 1 1 30 30 9 44 Normal Lenses 1 20 4 25 4 4 1 1 30 30 9 44 Zoom Lenses 1 8 4 13 1 1 2 2 16 16 1980 55 1 45 Autofocus 4 4 0 1 1 5 5 11 45 Infrared Beam For Autofocus 1 1 0 0 1 1 1981 56 2 46 (Pocket 110 Cameras) 0 0 2 46 Adjustable Focus Models 5 2 7 1 1 2 0 9 9 2 46 Point and Shoot Models 1 1 1 1 13 13 15 15 7 46 Tele Converter Lenses 4 14 8 26 0 0 26 26 11 46 35mm SLR Cameas 1 21 22 1 1 0 23 23 11 46 Normal Lenses 1 27 1 29 0 0 29 29 1982 57 11 47 Kodak Disc Cameras 0 1 1 1 1 11 47 Four Eyes Cameras Makers 3D snapshots 0 1 1 1 1 1983 58 8 48 Ultraconpact 35mm Cameras 9 13 22 1 1 6 6 29 29 11 48 Disc Cameras 2 2 0 9 2 11 11 2 13 11 48 Minolta CLE 35mm Camera 1 1 0 0 1 1 1984 59 49 0 0 0 0 1985 60 3 50 Minolta Talker 35mm AF Camera 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 50 35mm single lens reflex Cameras 2 22 1 25 0 0 25 25 5 50 Normal Lenses for SLR s 21 21 0 0 21 21 5 50 Telephoto zoom Lenses for SLR s 4 19 2 25 0 0 25 25 1986 61 3 51 The Minolta Maxxum (AF SLR s) 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 51 Autofocus 35mm Cameras 24 24 0 3 3 27 27 1987 62 52 0 0 0 0 1988 63 8 53 Disposabl Cameras 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 53 (Compact 35mm Cameras) 0 0 11 53 Basic Models 17 17 0 1 1 18 18 11 53 Dual and zoom lenes Models 14 14 0 0 14 14 1989 H1 10 54 Cameras for electronic snapshots 2 2 0 0 2 2 195 381 30 5 611 37 67 9 0 113 272 12 292 999 17 1016 192 378 30 05 601 36 66 09 0 111 268 12 287 983 17 1000 1 CU A EXVG10070 B GF6940 C PV39 0 NA0 AC : Acceptable (EX : Excellent. VG : Very Good. G : Good. F : Fair. P : Poor. V : Variable). N.A : Not Acceptable. 2 1997 CONSUMER REPORTS 1945 1989, VOL. 10 54