Alta
35mm MF film rangefinder camera • Discontinued • Collectible
- Announced:
- · September 1957
- Production type:
- · Small-batch production
- Availability:
- ● Sold out
- Country of design:
- · Japan
Specification
| Format: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
Film type: | 135 cartridge-loaded film |
| Leica screw mount [28.8mm] | |
| Shutter: | |
Type: | Focal-plane |
Model: | Mechanical |
Speeds: | 1 - 1/500 + B, T |
| Exposure: | |
Exposure metering: | None |
Exposure modes: | Manual |
| Rangefinder and Viewfinder: | |
Rangefinder: | Built-in |
Viewfinder: | Built-in |
Finder magnification: | 1.5x |
Actual rangefinder base: | 31.3mm |
Effective rangefinder base: | 46.95mm |
Bright-line frames: | - |
Parallax compensation: | - |
| Physical characteristics: | |
Weight: | 700g |
Dimensions: | 142.5x69x73mm |
From the editor
A Japanese Leica copy sold from 1957 to 1958 by Misuzu Kogaku Kogyo. A successor of the Chiyotax IIIF, previously produced by Reise Camera Company. A budget copy of the Leica IIId (with some modifications) for those who would like to use a Leica-type camera for casual photography. The camera has a light alloy die-cast body with a matte chrome finish and rounded corners. There are double PC sync sockets on the front. Rough estimates suggest that little more than 600 bodies were produced.
The camera body was accompanied by the Misuzu Kogaku ALTANON H.C. 1:2 f=5cm lens of the Sonnar type with the closest focusing distance of 1.5 ft (the rangefinder coupling only works from 3.5 ft). Early batches of the Altanon were produced by Tanaka Kogaku (see their chrome Tanar 50/2 H.C.), then production of the lens was entrusted to another manufacturer (such lenses can be identified by the prefix "Y" in the serial number and small dashes instead of dots on the aperture scale), and at some point, the Altanon began to be produced by Misuzu Kogaku Kogyo itself. The later version, almost identical to the black Tanar 50/2 H.C., can be distinguished from earlier versions by its black barrel with chrome aperture ring, base mount and focusing lever, 12 aperture blades, and the "M" prefix in the serial number.
The weight and dimensions are indicated for the camera body with the standard lens.
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| Model | Shutter | Metering | Modes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon 7 | M, 1/1000 | Window | M | 1961 ● |
| Canon 7s | M, 1/1000 | Window | M | 1965 ● |
| Canon II-A | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Canon II-D | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Canon II-D1 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Canon II-D2 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Canon II-F | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1953 ● |
| Canon II-F2 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Canon II-S | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Canon II-S2 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Canon III-A | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1951 ● |
| Canon IV-F akaCanon IV-S |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Canon IV-SB akaCanon IV-S2 |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Canon IV-SB2 | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Canon L1 | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Canon L2 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Canon L3 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Canon P | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
| Canon VI-L | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Canon VI-T | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Canon VL | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Canon VL2 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Canon VT | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1956 ● |
| Canon VT de luxe | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Chiyoca IIF | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1953 ● |
| Chiyotax IIF | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Chiyotax IIIF | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Cosina Voigtlander BESSA-R | M, 1/2000 | TTL · WA | M | 2000 ● |
| Drug akaДруг |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1960 ● |
| FED akaФЭД |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1934 ● |
| FED-2 akaФЭД-2 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| FED-2L akaФЭД-2Л |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1969 ● |
| FED-3 akaRevue-3 akaФЭД-3 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1961 ● |
| FED-4[K] akaRevue 4 akaФЭД-4[К] |
M, 1/500 | Window | M | 1964 ● |
| FED-5 akaФЭД-5 |
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| FED-5S akaФЭД-5с |
M, 1/500 | Window | M | 1977 ● |
| FED-5V akaФЭД-5в |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1975 ● |
| Hensoldt Publica | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1947 ● |
| Honor S1 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1956 ● |
| Honor SL | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
| Leica II (Model D) | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1932 ● |
| Leica IIc | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1948 ● |
| Leica IIf | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1951 ● |
| Leica III (Model F) | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1933 ● |
| Leica IIIa (Model G) | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1935 ● |
| Leica IIIb (Model G) | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1938 ● |
| Leica IIIc | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1940 ● |
| Leica IIId | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1939 ● |
| Leica IIIf | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1950 ● |
| Leica IIIg | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Leningrad akaЛенинград |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1956 ● |
| Leotax DIV | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1950 ● |
| Leotax F | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Leotax FV | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Leotax K | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Leotax K3 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Leotax S | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Leotax Special | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1946 ● |
| Leotax Special B | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1942 ● |
| Leotax Special DII | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1947 ● |
| Leotax Special DIII | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1947 ● |
| Leotax T | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Leotax T2 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Leotax T2L "Elite" | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
| Leotax TV | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Leotax TV2 "Merite" | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Melcon | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Melcon II | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model A | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1947 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model B | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1947 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model C | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1948 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model D | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1949 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model E | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1951 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model F | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model II | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1953 ● |
| Minolta-35 Model IIB | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
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M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
| Neuca | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1946 ● |
| Nicca 3 akaPeerless 3 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1948 ● |
| Nicca 3-F | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1956 ● |
| Nicca 3-F [III] | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Nicca 3-F [II] | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Nicca 3-S | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Nicca 33 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Nicca 4 | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1953 ● |
| Nicca 5 akaSnider 35 |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Nicca III-L | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Nicca IIIA | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1951 ● |
| Nicca IIIB | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1951 ● |
| Nicca IIIS | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Nicca Original | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1948 ● |
| Nippon 3 | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1946 ● |
| Nippon Original | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1942 ● |
| Reid III | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1947 ● |
| Shanghai 58 Type I | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Shanghai 58 Type II | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
| Tanack 35C | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1952 ● |
| Tanack 35F | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Tanack IIIS | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Tanack IV-S | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Tanack SD | M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1957 ● |
| Yashica YE | M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
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| Zorki-2 akaЗоркий-2 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Zorki-2S akaЗоркий-2С |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Zorki-3 akaЗоркий-3 |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1951 ● |
| Zorki-3M akaЗоркий-3М |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1954 ● |
| Zorki-3S akaЗоркий-3С |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1955 ● |
| Zorki-4 akaЗоркий-4 |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1956 ● |
| Zorki-4K akaЗоркий-4К |
M, 1/1000 | -- | M | 1972 ● |
| Zorki-5 Type 1 akaЗоркий-5 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Zorki-5 Type 2 akaЗоркий-5 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1958 ● |
| Zorki-6 akaЗоркий-6 |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1959 ● |
| Zorki-S akaЗоркий-С |
M, 1/500 | -- | M | 1955 ● |