Test Your Photo Knowledge

A few questions to test your knowledge in photography

1 This company recently celebrated reaching the milestone of having produced its 150 millionth lens. This company is: a) Nikon b) Canon c) Pentax d) Sigma

2 The heaviest 35 mm SLR camera ever made weighed 859 g (body only). The camera was: a) Nikon F with Photomic FTn metering prism b) Alpa 6 C c) Exakta Varex VX d) Canon F 1

3 Our younger readers may not be aware that not every SLR took 35 mm films. Which camera out of the following, took roll films? a) Nikon F 2 b) Miranda Sensomat c) Praktisix d) Pentax Spotmatic

4 Film speeds (used to indicate the sensitivity of film) used to be indicated under two standards – ASA and DIN. The same ASA standard is also used to indicate speed in digital cameras (remember ISO). Converting ASA 400 to DIN gives a DIN figure of: a) 9 b) 15 c) 21 d) 27

5 The lightest Olympus SLR ever made weighed 397 g. That camera was the: a) OM 1 b) OM 2 c) OM 10 d) OM F

6 The lightest SLR produced by Pentax weighed 420 g. The SLR was: a) Pentax MV b) Pentax ME c) Pentax MG d) Pentax MX

7 Asahi Optical of Japan’s Pentax cameras were distributed in the US by a leading American company. Which one? a) Kodak b) Polaroid c) IBM d) Honeywell

8 In the midst of the current transition from D-SLRs to mirrorless cameras, one company has emphatically declared that it will not move to mirrorless and stick to D-SLRs. Which company? a) Venus Optics b) Youngnu c) Pentax Ricoh d) Hasselblad

9 When Pentax launched its first SLR camera, it was heavily influenced by two German companies. Which ones? a) Leica and Schneider b) Praktiflex and Contax c) Zeiss and Rollei d) Voigtlander and Regula

10 The screw mount for lenses was most popular for SLRs made in the 1960s and 70s. Which of the following brands never had a screw mount? a) Canon b) Ricoh c) Praktica d) Yashica