Revue Information from another website about the 3000 SL User manual

Manufacturer        REVUE / Source Fürth / Chinon

Type                   RevueFlex 3000 SL

Camera type          SLR camera

Film type              24 x 36 mm, 35mm film 135

Construction year        1974

                         Interchangeable lensoptics                   Revue Auto Revuenon 1: 1.7 / 55 mm

Clasp                  Metal lamella focal plane shutter ( 1 "- 1/1000 and" B ") with
                          additional feed mechanism

Exposure metering      TTL - tracking measurement with working aperture

Focus                  Manual, 0.50 m - ∞

                     Hot shoe with center contact,Lightning connection
                         plus two PC sockets on the lock on the left

A classic SLR from the 1970s in an elegant black lacquered
housing from the consignor Foto Quelle. The camera was
manufactured by Chinon in Japan and, as usual with Foto Quelle,
sold under the Revue label. The original was sold under the name
Chinon CX . In keeping with the times, it is equipped with a
tracking measurement for the work panel, which is switched on
via the slide switch on the side of the mirror box. In contrast to
the Praktica cameras, this switch has to be clicked in, which
means that work is not that fast. A special feature that is often
found with Chinon cameras is the possibility of multiple exposure,
which is switched on by a small lever in front of the clamping
lever. The camera was also available in a simpler version than
RevueFlex 2000 CL . In the picture on the right you can see the
cover sheet of a reprinted instruction manual.

The camera came to the museum as complete camera equipment,
so you can see the composition of typical SLR equipment from the
1970s in the picture at the bottom left:

RevueFlex 3000 SL
Lens Revue Auto Revuenon 1: 2.8 / 35 mm

Lens Revue Auto Revuenon 1: 1.7 / 55 mm

Lens Revue Auto Revuenon 1: 2.8 / 135 mm

Flash unit Brillant 505





© Text and pictures by Dirk Böhling