Changes: Minolta A-2

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Minolta A-2, 1957 variant with f2.8 lens

The Minolta A-2 was launched by Chiyoda Kogaku in 1955 as the advanced variant of the Minolta A rangefinder camera for 35mm film. First it had a faster shutter than the Minolta A, and later it even got a faster lens. In 1958 the Minolta A-2 LT followed, a variant with exchangeable lenses, with alternate 1:4.8/100mm lens. A characteristic detail of the camera is the speed setting thumb wheel in the camera top.

Type: rangefinder camera
Manufacturer: Chiyoda Kogaku
Year of launch: 1955, model with faster lens and shutter in 1957
Film: 35mm
Lens: Chiyoko Rokkor 1:3.5/45mm (4 elements in three groups like a Tessar), or Chiyoko Rokkor 1:2.8/45mm (5 elements in 3 groups)
Filter thread: 34mm
Shutter: leaf shutter, Citizen MVX with speeds 1 sec. to 1/400sec. plus B and M/F/X flash sync., or Optiper MVL with speeds 1 sec. to 1/500sec. plus B and M/X sync. , plus B, both variants with self-timer
Viewfinder: reverse Galilean bright frame finder with superimposed coupled rangefinder and mechanical parallax correction
Film advance: fine single stroke advance lever and poor rewind knob on top
Dimensions: 132×86×65mm
Weight: 620 g

Links

A-2 with Rokkor 1:3,5 at Guide to Classic Cameras [1]
A-2 with Rokkor 1:2,8 at Cefiro's [2]
Minolta A-2 in french / en français at www.collection-appareils.fr

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 *[http://www.mediajoy.com/en/cla_came/minolta-a2/index.html A-2 with Rokkor 1:3,5] at Guide to Classic Cameras [http://www.mediajoy.com/en/cla_came/]
 *[http://www3.pinky.ne.jp/~cefiro/camera/repair/A-2/A2_1.html A-2 with Rokkor 1:2,8] at Cefiro's [http://www3.pinky.ne.jp/~cefiro/]
+*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/minolta/html/Minolta_A2.php Minolta A-2] in french / en français at www.collection-appareils.fr
 [[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]]