Friday, August 27, 2010

Hi-Matic

We recently got this old family camera. It's a Minolta Hi-Matic 9, here are the specs:

  • Produced 1966 Minolta Camera Co., Japan
  • Film type 135 (35mm)
  • Picture size 24mm x 36mm
  • Weight 26.4oz (748.4g)
  • Lens Rokkor 45mm 1:1.7-22 (6 elements in 5 groups)
  • Filter size 55mm screw-in, 57mm slip-on
  • Focal range 3' to infinity
  • Shutter Seiko-LA
  • Shutter speeds B, 1/4-1/500 manual or automatic
  • Viewfinder coupled rangefinder with auto parallax correction
  • Exposure meter lens mounted CdS CLC with viewfinder needle (EV)
  • EV range 5.5 to 17 @ ASA 100
  • ASA 25-800
  • Battery originally PX625 1.35v mercury
  • Easy-Flash system; set GN on lens barrel for AE
  • Hotshoe, PC sync (syncs at all speeds on X setting)
  • Self-timer
  • Slow-action wind lever

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