Since I started getting into photography, I had always thought CHINON only made point-and-shoot cameras. It wasn't until I discovered the CHINON CM-3 SLR that my impression changed — it turns out CHINON was actually a very capable camera manufacturer. The way I came across the CHINON CM-3 was quite special. M42 mount cameras trace back to the 1945 CONTAX S, and brands like Pentax, Fujica, and Yashica continued producing M42 cameras using cloth shutter curtains. Unfortunately, this material tends to degrade over time, and many Pentax M42 cameras suffer from this issue today. Because of that, I started looking for M42 cameras with metal shutter curtains. The Voigtländer Bessaflex TM, produced by Cosina after 2000, would have been the top choice — but sadly, I had just sold my long-held one at a high price. Eventually, while browsing through various M42 camera listings, I came across the CHINON CM-3, one of the rare M42 cameras to use a vertically traveling metal shutter. Its appearance is strikingly similar to the Nikon FM/FE series from the same era. I couldn’t help but wonder — how did I never know CHINON also made such solid SLRs? Truly, I was unaware and underinformed.
從我開始玩攝影以來，我一直以為CHINON只有生產傻瓜相機，直到發現這一台CM-3單眼相機才讓我改觀，其實它也是一家實力雄厚的相機公司。而發現這台CHINON CM-3也是很別，由於M42接環的相機源自於1945年的CONTAX S，後續各廠牌如Pentax、Fujica、Yashica等M42相機一直以來都採用布質的簾幕快門，這樣的材質年代久了之後容易老化，許多Pentax M42相機就有這樣的問題。基於上述原因，我開始找尋具金屬簾幕快門的M42相機， Cosina在2000年後生產的 Voigtländer Bessaflex TM 應該是首選，無奈我才剛高價賣掉一部多年的收藏。最後從許多M42相機的拍賣文中發現了CHINON CM-3是一台少數採用金屬縱向簾幕的M42相機，而且外觀與同期的Nikon FM/FE系列相機神似，唉，我以前怎麼不知道CHINON也有這麼扎實的單眼相機呢，真是孤陋寡聞啊。
The CHINON CM-3 came with the Auto Chinon 55mm f1.7 MC lens, which is widely believed online to have been made by the famous Tomioka Optical factory. In actual use, the image quality is excellent. Below are a few test shots. The film used was AGFA Vista Plus 400, which had been refrigerated and expired for 9 years and 4 months.
CHINON CM-3搭配的鏡頭是 Auto Chinon 55mm f1.7 MC，網路上普遍的說法是來自有名的富岡光學代工廠，實際拍攝起來成像品質極佳，以下是幾張測試照片，底片是冷藏保存過期9年4個月的 AGFA vista plus 400。
從我開始玩攝影以來，我一直以為CHINON只有生產傻瓜相機，直到發現這一台CM-3單眼相機才讓我改觀，其實它也是一家實力雄厚的相機公司。而發現這台CHINON CM-3也是很別，由於M42接環的相機源自於1945年的CONTAX S，後續各廠牌如Pentax、Fujica、Yashica等M42相機一直以來都採用布質的簾幕快門，這樣的材質年代久了之後容易老化，許多Pentax M42相機就有這樣的問題。基於上述原因，我開始找尋具金屬簾幕快門的M42相機， Cosina在2000年後生產的 Voigtländer Bessaflex TM 應該是首選，無奈我才剛高價賣掉一部多年的收藏。最後從許多M42相機的拍賣文中發現了CHINON CM-3是一台少數採用金屬縱向簾幕的M42相機，而且外觀與同期的Nikon FM/FE系列相機神似，唉，我以前怎麼不知道CHINON也有這麼扎實的單眼相機呢，真是孤陋寡聞啊。
The CHINON CM-3 came with the Auto Chinon 55mm f1.7 MC lens, which is widely believed online to have been made by the famous Tomioka Optical factory. In actual use, the image quality is excellent. Below are a few test shots. The film used was AGFA Vista Plus 400, which had been refrigerated and expired for 9 years and 4 months.
CHINON CM-3搭配的鏡頭是 Auto Chinon 55mm f1.7 MC，網路上普遍的說法是來自有名的富岡光學代工廠，實際拍攝起來成像品質極佳，以下是幾張測試照片，底片是冷藏保存過期9年4個月的 AGFA vista plus 400。
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