Cosina CT1 Super
A modest yet extraordinarily-important camera.
As the rest of the photo industry stampeded towards all-electronic, self-winding, autofocusing, whizbang models, it was Cosina—yes, more so than the Pentax K1000—who kept alive the category of a no-frills, all-manual SLR. And transplanting the vital organs of this exact CT1 Super (Copal Square shutter, three-LED meter display) it was reskinned and rebadged in countless ways.
You can see a couple of the Cosina hallmarks here: a domed shutter release, a canted rewind crank… but just check the bottom for the most reliable ID.
The owners manual appears to date from 1986, and also covers the CT1G (no self-timer, no 1/2000 speed). I can't promise this lens is exactly the correct date-match, as I bought it separately, but it should be close.
Cosina CT1 Super
A modest yet extraordinarily-important camera.
As the rest of the photo industry stampeded towards all-electronic, self-winding, autofocusing, whizbang models, it was Cosina—yes, more so than the Pentax K1000—who kept alive the category of a no-frills, all-manual SLR. And transplanting the vital organs of this exact CT1 Super (Copal Square shutter, three-LED meter display) it was reskinned and rebadged in countless ways.
You can see a couple of the Cosina hallmarks here: a domed shutter release, a canted rewind crank… but just check the bottom for the most reliable ID.
The owners manual appears to date from 1986, and also covers the CT1G (no self-timer, no 1/2000 speed). I can't promise this lens is exactly the correct date-match, as I bought it separately, but it should be close.