Revue Auto S22

The Revue Auto S22 is a camera from Foto Quelle. The German photo retailer offered the camera in the 1960s in West Germany under the house brand Revue. The rangefinder camera was built by the Konica company in Japan.

The camera comes with a fixed lens. 45 mm is the focal length of the lens. The maximum aperture is f/1.8. The lens is composed of six lens elements in four groups. There is a filter thread for attaching external 55 mm filters.

There is no autofocus on the 35mm photo camera. You have to focus on the subject by hand. The rangefinder helps you to focus and indicates whether the correct distance has been set. The closest focusing distance of this lens is 90 cm.

The 35 mm camera has a light meter. It is designed for an ISO range of 25 to 400. The exposure time can be set manually. The aperture is also freely selectable. But there is also an automatic mode. Here, the exposure time is selected and the camera chooses the appropriate aperture.

The Revue Auto S22 has shutter speeds from 1/500 second to 1 second a Bulb mode. An external flash unit can be connected to the PC flash socket. The camera has a built-in self-timer. It also comes with a connection for a cable release and tripod.

The camera weighs 750 grams and measures 13.8 x 8.22 x 7.35 cm. The camera requires a PX625 battery (eBay / Amazon*).

Films for the Revue Auto S22

What films does the Revue Auto S22 need? 35 mm format films are used. There is no automatic motor for film transport. As a rule, 36 pictures fit on one roll.

This type of film is still produced and can be processed by most photo labs without any problems. Available photo films for the Revue Auto S22 that are easy to get are the Kodak Ultramax 400* for colour shots and the Ilford HP5* for b/w shots.