The
Alfa-2 has an unconventional vertical format, with the portrait-format viewfinder in a curved, cream-colored surround at the top, the lens barrel below that, and the film running vertically from bottom to top. There are cream plastic controls around the lens, a wind-on knob on the user's left, and an accessory shoe below that. The
shutter release is a large button on the front, below the lens on the user's right. The frame counter is also on the front, below the lens opposite the release. The camera has a
leaf shutter with speeds 1/30 - 1/125 + B (the ,
synchronised for flash with a PC socket, and a WZFO Euktar 45mm f/4.5 lens.
